The Veteran's ambulance transportation on July 29, 2019 was deemed necessary due to an emergency medical condition. The Board found that the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 were met and granted the claim.
The deciding factor: The episode of care involved a chainsaw accident resulting in a left thigh injury, which necessitated ambulance transportation to another non-VA hospital due to the lack of available VA facilities during the emergency.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26022606
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left thigh injury and low back condition, finding no current disability related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection of left thigh injury has been reopened, but the case is still pending as a new VA examination is needed. The low back disability secondary to left thigh injury is also remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left thigh injury, strain, and osteoarthritis as well as a back disability are denied. The claim for reopening the left thigh/hip condition is also denied.
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