The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses from July 7 to July 10, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center are reimbursed due to the nature of his condition and the lack of a feasible VA facility.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the non-VA medical care was necessary due to an acute and hazardous medical condition (acute on chronic kidney injury, gross hematuria, urinary tract infection) for which seeking immediate treatment would have been reasonable given the circumstances.
- Claimed conditions
- acute on chronic kidney injury, gross hematuria, urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103437
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
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