The Veteran is entitled to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical services provided at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi from January 5 to 8, 2012 due to the urgency and nature of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's seizures were of a sudden and urgent nature requiring immediate treatment by the nearest facility, which was not feasible through VA facilities. The administrative error in locating the Veteran within the VA system prevented authorization for the services provided at Memorial Hospital.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure, Altered Mental Status
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1340875
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