The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred during his hospitalization at Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Cardiovascular Panel Readers from November 25th – 26th of 2013 are eligible for payment or reimbursement by VA due to the severity of his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a valid service-connected disability (coronary artery disease) that required immediate medical attention, and the private providers' claims were timely filed within two years after the date of discharge from the non-VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149187
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.
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