The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at non-VA facilities were not reimbursable as the treatment was not authorized in advance by VA and did not meet the criteria for emergency services under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided to the Veteran was not authorized in advance by VA, and therefore does not qualify for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1703. Additionally, the treatment did not meet the criteria for emergency services under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary conditions, gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1321002
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