The Board granted payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred at PVMC emergency department on August 23, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the eligibility requirements under section 1725(b) and 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002(d) for payment or reimbursement of the expenses of such treatment due to her enrollment in VCCP, receipt of VA health care within the 24-month period prior to the non-VA emergency treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023821
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Decisions by this judge: 896 · Granted: 51% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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