The Veteran's medical expenses for February 12-13, 2017 at Venice Bayfront Regional Health were granted as the condition was an emergency and no VA facility was feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's neck and throat swelling constituted a medical emergency due to her perception of an allergic reaction or medication withdrawal, and that no VA facility was feasibly available for immediate treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- neck swelling, throat swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19118699
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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