The Veteran's medical expenses for emergency treatment at Gulf Breeze Hospital on May 18, 2015, and from May 22 to May 27, 2015, are approved as the nearest VA facility was not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Veteran could not reach a VA facility due to distance and was directed by medical professionals to seek treatment at an urgent care center which then led him to the hospital emergency department. The Board found that a VA or other federal facility was not feasibly available for treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pain, colitis, diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22035327
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and internal inconsistencies in the previous VA examinations. The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms, including IBS, constipation, diarrhea, and hemorrhoids, need further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability other than sleep apnea. The claims for abdominal pain, type I diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an immune disorder are remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain as there is no current diagnosed disability of IBS or functional impairment due to abdominal or constipation symptoms.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for diarrhea, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
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