The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses for ground ambulance transport services provided on January 23, 2003 is denied as he did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive treatment from VA within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of the medical services in question and thus does not meet one of the criteria for payment or reimbursement under Section 1725.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarct
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1209819
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarct, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic heart condition during or within one year after service. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to support a nexus between current heart conditions and service.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, including myocardial infarct and cerebral infarction, is not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, myocardial infarct with shock, was not related to his active military service and denied both claims for service connection and nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks payment or reimbursement for ground ambulance transport services provided on January 23, 2003. The NAO determined that the Veteran did not meet eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 due to lack of service-connected disability at the time of transport. The case is REMANDED for further adjudication.
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