The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from January 30, 2006 to February 13, 2006 were reimbursed due to the presence of a serious threat to his life or health and VA facilities being unavailable.,For the period from February 24, 2006 to March 3, 2006, reimbursement was denied as the Veteran could have been transferred to VA facilities for continued care.
The deciding factor: The emergency conditions necessitated immediate treatment at a non-VA facility due to the lack of availability of VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Back pain, Spinal epidural abscess, Septicemia with bacteroid fragilis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1516906
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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