The Board has granted payment or reimbursement for medical expenses incurred on July 16, 2017 at SLMC due to the Veteran's emergency condition of a swollen node and her concerns about her daughter's wedding.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health given her emergent condition and the lack of feasibly available VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Seasonal allergies, Swollen node on the right side of her neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19179701
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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