The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Centra Southside Community Hospital on August 15, 2017 for right arm pain were denied as the treatment was not in an emergency and VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided was not in a medical emergency and VA facilities were within reasonable travel distance.
- Claimed conditions
- arm pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22028584
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