The Veteran's treatment at Citrus Memorial Hospital was authorized by VA, allowing for payment of the medical expenses incurred.
The deciding factor: VA authorized non-VA outpatient care previously and later confirmed the authorization after being notified of the Veteran's admission to CMH.
- Claimed conditions
- non-healing ulcer, right leg cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1827100
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right ankle and leg cellulitis, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's right leg cellulitis is rated at a 10 percent disability rating prior to June 15, 2020. From June 15, 2020, the condition warrants no higher than a 10 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for PVD, pes planus, and right leg cellulitis. The Veteran's sleep apnea and migraine headaches remain under consideration.,Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea and migraine headaches are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion and obtaining any outstanding VA medical records.
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