The Board has determined that the Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from December 2, 2007 to December [redacted], 2007 at Homestead Hospital were reasonable and necessary due to a medical emergency. The treatment was provided in an appropriate setting and there were no other feasible options available.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's condition met all criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725, including being treated in an emergency department, having a prudent layperson expectation of life or health hazard from delay, and not having feasibly available VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, Acute respiratory failure with hypoxemia, Myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1324788
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