The Board granted payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville on August 11, 2015, due to the Veteran's condition being an emergency and VA facilities not being feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s face and scalp rash condition was an emergency requiring immediate medical attention, as he believed it would have been hazardous to his health if delayed.
- Claimed conditions
- shingles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124661
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for shingles was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for shingles to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained and all qualifying periods of service are accurately identified.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, fractured teeth for compensation purposes, and remanded the claim for shingles.
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