The Board has determined that the Veteran's treatment at a non-VA facility on September 7, 2017 was for an emergent condition and that seeking treatment at a VA or federal facility was not feasibly available. Therefore, the claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms were severe enough to reasonably expect delay in seeking emergency care would have been hazardous to his health, thus warranting treatment at a non-VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), musculoskeletal contraction type headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21020838
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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.
What you can do next
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