The Veteran's emergency room visit for vision changes and a lump on his nose was approved, as the treatment received met the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C. § 1725.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided in an emergency department was necessary due to serious impairment of bodily functions and the absence of immediate VA treatment would have placed the Veteran's health at risk.
- Claimed conditions
- vision changes, lump on nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19128060
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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