The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of private medical treatment expenses at Creighton University Medical Center from August 21, 2012 to August 22, 2012 is denied as the Veteran had private health insurance that covered a portion of the costs.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had private health insurance coverage which paid for a significant portion of the medical expenses incurred during his treatment at Creighton University Medical Center. As per VA regulations, reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 is not available when a veteran has private health insurance that covers the costs.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1646090
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