The Veteran's emergency medical treatment at Hillcrest Medical Center was deemed necessary due to an emergent condition, and the nearest available appropriate level of care was provided by the VA South Central Health Care Network in Jackson, Mississippi. The Board finds that payment or reimbursement is warranted based on these circumstances.
The deciding factor: The emergency treatment was deemed necessary due to an emergent condition, and a VA facility was not feasibly available for the Veteran's care.
- Claimed conditions
- atriial tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1404700
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What this means for you
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