The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from October 31, 2011 to November 3, 2011 are granted as the treatment was for a condition of such nature that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to his life or health.
The deciding factor: The emergency services provided were administered in a hospital emergency department and met all criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemoptysis, Uncontrolled Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1508297
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