The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility for his burn injuries and subsequent cardiac surgery are covered by VA from January 8, 2004 to January 14, 2004.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the emergency treatment was necessary due to the Veteran's life-threatening condition and required immediate medical attention.
- Claimed conditions
- burns, cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1229413
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in compliance with claims-processing rules. The VA Form 10182 submitted by the Veteran attempted a concurrent election, which is prohibited.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos and Agent Orange during service. The claims are now pending for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 12, 2018, for the grant of service connection for transient global amnesia (also claimed as memory loss) was denied. The Board also denied service connection for cardiovascular disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected burns do not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) assistance due to lack of contractures and limitation of motion in his extremities.
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