The Veteran's claim for payment of private medical expenses incurred on July 27, 2016, at a non-VA facility was denied because the treatment did not meet the criteria under 38 U.S.C. § 1728 or 38 C.F.R. §§ 17.1000-17.1008 for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were minimal and did not indicate a condition that would have been hazardous to life or health if delayed, thus meeting the criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral foot swelling
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19113887
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