The veteran is granted payment or reimbursement for medical services provided by Travis County Emergency Physicians on November 10, 2019. The decision was based on the criteria for emergency treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1728 being met.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's condition was a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available, meeting the criteria for reimbursement.
- Claimed conditions
- opiate use disorder, PTSD with opiate use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007677
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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