The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at NEC Odessa Emergency Center on July 3, 2016 is granted due to the nature and circumstances of his chest injury with difficulty breathing.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the injury was of such a nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health, and there was no evidence of feasibly available VA facilities at the time of treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- chest injury, difficulty breathing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188212
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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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