The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at STX Community Care Hospital on October 16, 2019 are approved as the treatment was for a severe condition that posed a serious threat to his health and no VA facility was feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The emergency nature of the Veteran's condition and the lack of feasible availability of VA facilities led to the decision in favor of payment or reimbursement.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm pain, neck problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24054360
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
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