The Board has determined that the Veteran's emergency treatment at Shands Medical Center did not meet the criteria for payment under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725, as there was no clear medical emergency and delay would not have been hazardous to his life or health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented with symptoms of fever, productive cough, all-over body aches, and nausea, which were considered an acute respiratory illness but ruled out pneumonia or strep throat. The treatment provided did not meet the criteria for payment under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
- Claimed conditions
- URI (Upper Respiratory Infection), fever, myalgias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1307991
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