The Veteran's enrollment in the VA healthcare system constituted medical services under authority of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment at Peacehealth St. Joseph Hospital on September 26-27, 2010. The Board finds that her enrollment may be considered as meeting this requirement and grants payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's enrollment in the VA healthcare system was within the 24-month period preceding the emergency treatment at Peacehealth St. Joseph Hospital on September 26-27, 2010, which is considered sufficient to meet the requirement of having received medical services under authority of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1321003
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