The Board has determined that the Veteran's treatment at Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville on June 28, 2015 was for a condition of such severity (an abscess) that it posed an immediate threat to his health and safety. As VA facilities were not feasibly available within a reasonable time frame, the decision grants reimbursement for these unauthorized medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's symptoms to be of emergent nature based on his credible testimony regarding intense pain he was experiencing at home prior to seeking treatment in an emergency room.
- Claimed conditions
- abscess
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1724060
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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