The Veteran's medical expenses for treatment at St. Charles Medical Center from September 6 to September 8, 2012 are granted, subject to the payment limitations of 38 U.S.C. § 1725(c)(4).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was in a medical emergency on September 6, 2012, and VA facilities were not feasibly available for transfer or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127185
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
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