The Board has determined that the Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from September 17, 2009 to October 16, 2009 at TLC are eligible for reimbursement due to his non-service-connected conditions and the inability of VA facilities to provide appropriate care.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition was deemed an emergency requiring immediate treatment that could not be safely transferred to a VA facility, and no other feasible option was available.
- Claimed conditions
- multi-infarct dementia, cognitive disorder not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1235561
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