The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Vincent Medical Center - North from March 6, 2007 to March 7, 2007 are approved as the VAMC in North Little Rock was on diversion status and not feasibly available for transfer.
The deciding factor: VA facilities were unavailable due to diversion status, making it impractical to transfer the Veteran from St. Vincent Medical Center - North.
- Claimed conditions
- Transient Ischemic Attack, Mild Essential Hypertension, Spondylosis, Moderate to Severe Spinal Stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1320440
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