The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital from March 22 to March 25, 2014 was denied because the emergency treatment ended on March 21, 2014 and VA did not provide timely notification for transfer to a VA facility. The Veteran's condition was stable enough for transfer.
The deciding factor: The medical records show that the Veteran’s condition stabilized by March 21, 2014, allowing for transfer to a VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Lymphedema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18101607
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