The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Genesis HealthCare System from September 14, 2011 to September 15, 2011 were denied as the treatment was deemed non-emergent and VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: VA facilities were feasibly available for the Veteran's condition of diabetic foot ulcers.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic foot ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1512714
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a skin condition, including skin blistering as due to herbicide agent exposure or as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran's claims for diabetic foot ulcers and calluses are also pending.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus with retinopathy and bilateral neuropathy, as well as his right flatfoot condition. The claims for a surgical scar of the right foot and diabetic foot ulcers have been reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance, which has been granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with diabetic foot ulcers is rated at 20 percent, the maximum under DC 7913. The claim for service connection for pruritus and erectile dysfunction was denied.
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