The Board denied payment or reimbursement for unauthorized expenses incurred by Electrodiagnosis & Musculoskeletal Associates of Puget Sound, as the treatment provided was not rendered in a medical emergency.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition stabilized after initial care at CHI Franciscan and St. Joseph's Medical Center, making it unlikely that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to his health.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA/stroke), Left-sided weakness, Left facial droop
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23043587
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