The Veteran received non-VA urgent care for COVID-19 symptoms at Susan B. Allen Immediate Care on January 27, 2022. The Board found the care was emergent and not previously authorized by VA or a federal facility, thus granting payment under 38 U.S.C. § 1725.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition of COVID-19 required urgent medical attention due to symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, and weakness, which could have been hazardous if delayed.
- Claimed conditions
- COVID-19
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021688
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