Granted
The Board granted payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on February 16, 2024, at University of Illinois Hospital.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition was such that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health, and a VA-related facility was not feasibly available during the emergency.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020948
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