The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Riverview Regional Medical Center in March 2017 are approved because the condition was one that a prudent layperson would expect to be hazardous if delayed, and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reasonably believed her respiratory conditions required emergency care due to the risk of delay being hazardous to health.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21029535
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