The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Mercy Regional Medical Center on August 9, 2014 are granted as the treatment was necessary due to a severe and emergent condition (abdominal pain) that required immediate attention. The nearest VA facility was not feasibly available, and the Veteran had no coverage for the emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: The medical necessity of the treatment due to an emergent condition (severe abdominal pain) requiring immediate care.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080769
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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