The Veteran's claim for payment of or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Ozark Health Medical Center on July 25, 2011 was denied. The Board is remanding the case to issue a statement of the case regarding this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet one of the necessary criteria (having received VA medical services under authority of Chapter 17 within the preceding 24 months) for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Ozark Health Medical Center on July 25, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- broken ribs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1511277
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