The Veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Baptist Medical Center Beaches on January 23, 2011 was denied because the emergency treatment provided did not meet the criteria set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition (urinary retention, pain in teeth, and suprapubic pain) did not meet the requirement that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary retention, Pain in teeth, Suprapubic pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1623911
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary retention, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his period of active duty and his current condition.
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