The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Baptist Medical Center were covered by VA as the treatment was for a service-connected disability (unsteady gait, possible normal pressure hydrocephalus) and there was no delay in seeking immediate medical attention due to an emergency.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided was for a service-connected disability and met the criteria of emergency treatment under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725(f)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- Unsteady gait, possible normal pressure hydrocephalus, ventriculomegaly, hydrocephalus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1506895
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