The Veteran's medical expenses at Orlando Regional Medical Center on September 15, 2013 are granted as the condition was emergent and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right hip pain was of such severity that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to his health. Additionally, an attempt to use a VA facility beforehand would not have been considered reasonable by a prudent layperson.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184554
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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