The Veteran's ambulance services from MWA on February 20, 2014 were for emergency treatment of an acute stroke at a non-VA facility. The claim was timely filed and VA made payments under 38 U.S.C. § 1725. Payment or reimbursement is granted.
The deciding factor: The ambulance services were for emergency treatment of an acute stroke, which was received within the time frame required by law (90 days from the date of service).
- Claimed conditions
- Acute stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140874
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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