The Veteran's medical expenses incurred at St. Cloud Hospital from August 10 to 22, 2017 are granted as the treatment was for a medical emergency and VA did not accept transfer to a VA facility.
The deciding factor: VA did not accept the Veteran's request for transfer to a VA facility due to capacity issues at the time of his inpatient rehabilitation.
- Claimed conditions
- T11-T12 fracture, sternal fracture, right distal fibula fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004053
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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