The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses and ambulance transportation services incurred during a non-VA hospitalization at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on April 19, 2016 are now covered by VA.
The deciding factor: The claim was timely filed as it was submitted within the required time frame after the private hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- acute dehydration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157898
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran was recognized as a former prisoner of war, but his cause of death (acute dehydration due to gastroenteritis and Koch's pulmonary disorder) is not service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and addressing the appellant's claims regarding service connection for cause of death and recognition as a former prisoner of war.
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