The Board denied the Veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Rutherford Regional Medical Center on May 29, 2018, as there was no emergency condition requiring immediate treatment and no VA facility was feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 or 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002 due to lack of a medical emergency and no VA facility being feasibly available.
- Claimed conditions
- Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178574
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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