The Veteran received emergency medical treatment for influenza and fever at Cox Health South on March 14, 2016. The treatment was granted as the nearest available appropriate level of care was a non-VA medical center due to his condition being severe and the VA facility not being feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition (influenza, fever) required immediate medical attention due to its severity and proximity to the nearest VA facility being over 80 miles away.
- Claimed conditions
- Influenza, Febrile illness, Pyrexia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19148923
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