The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point from February 22, 2015 through February 28, 2015 are granted as the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether his condition was stabilized for transfer to a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was reasonable doubt and resolved it in favor of the Veteran's claim due to lack of evidence showing stabilization prior to discharge from the non-VA hospital.
- Claimed conditions
- confusion, penile discharge, possible hematuria, difficulty passing urine and having bowel movements, chronic microangiopathic ischemic changes in brain, bilateral carotid artery stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120816
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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