The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Oak Hill Hospital on March 5, 2015 are covered because the treatment was for a service-connected condition (Parkinson’s disease) and there were no feasible VA facilities available to provide immediate care.
The deciding factor: The edema that led to the emergency room visit was related to the Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease, which met the criteria for payment under 38 U.S.C. § 1728.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, status post radical prostatectomy with residuals of urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20064280
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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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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