The Board has granted payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from January 13, 2017, to January 17, 2017, at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital due to the Veteran's emergency treatment for a gastrointestinal bleed. The decision is based on the Veteran receiving VA care within the 24-month period preceding his non-VA emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran received VA health care or 'medical services' within the 24-month period preceding his non-VA emergency treatment, which met eligibility requirements under section 1725 for payment or reimbursement of expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal bleed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050119
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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