The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in Thailand from May 12 to May 14, 2020, as there was no evidence that the treatment was for a service-connected disability or associated with and aggravating any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board is bound by statutory and regulatory requirements which do not allow payment or reimbursement of medical services abroad unless they are for a service-connected disability or associated with and aggravating a service-connected disability, or the Veteran was participating in a VA rehabilitation program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101174
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