The Veteran is seeking reimbursement for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Putnam Medical Center on July 27, 2009. The appeal will be remanded to determine if the emergency treatment was necessary and if a VA facility was feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The decision regarding whether the emergency treatment was necessary is contingent upon determining the nature of the Veteran's condition at the time he sought care and whether a prudent layperson would have expected delay in seeking medical attention to be hazardous to his health.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Rib Pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1318261
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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