The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Hendersonville Medical Center from July 24, 2010 to July 26, 2010 are denied as the treatment did not meet the criteria for emergency care and VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the Veteran's condition was stable enough to be transferred to a VA facility without compromising his health outcomes.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute cholecystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2013
- Citation
- 1336822
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