The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from July 11 to 14, 2016, at Baptist Health Lexington (BHL), and ambulance expenses incurred on July 11, 2016, are denied due to the lack of eligibility under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the legal requirement for reimbursement benefits for emergency treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 as he had not received VA health care within the preceding 24-month period before his July 11, 2016, emergency treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22012119
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