The Board denied payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital (MHSH) from November 6 through November 12, 2012, as VA facilities were feasibly available to the Veteran on that date.
The deciding factor: VA facilities were within a reasonable distance and feasible travel time from MHSH, making them readily accessible for emergency treatment of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic foot ulcers, Acute kidney failure, Sepsis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105095
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