The Veteran's wife/appellant sought reimbursement for unauthorized non-VA medical expenses incurred at the Nebraska Medical Center during his hospitalization. The VA denied the claim as prior authorization was not obtained and no emergency care existed, nor did the treatment address a service-connected condition or nonservice-connected disability associated with a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The private inpatient care provided was for non-emergent care and there was no evidence of an emergency situation requiring immediate medical attention. The Veteran had been enrolled in VA healthcare prior to his admission, and the VA facility in Omaha was available but not feasibly used due to time constraints.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1443736
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