The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Compass Behavior Center from February xx, 2008 to March x, 2008 are granted as the treatment was for a condition that presented an emergency requiring immediate care and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided by Compass Behavior Center was deemed necessary due to the Veteran's psychiatric condition which posed an emergency requiring immediate medical attention. No other service-connected conditions or exposure basis applied, and VA facilities were not feasibly available at the time of the treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychotic manifestations, Suicidal ideation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1422452
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