The Veteran received a 70% rating for his service-connected disability and was granted full beneficiary travel benefits to the Venango County VA outpatient clinic on June 27, 2022. The decision affords him the benefit of doubt in determining that the closest available facility was the Venango County OPC.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's service-connected disability warranted a 70% rating and that he could not receive care at his preferred Warren County VA clinic due to space limitations. The decision granted full travel benefits for the cost of travel to and from the Venango County VA outpatient clinic on June 27, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Service-Connected Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26016696
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