The veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical treatment is denied because he was not enrolled in the VA health care system and had no prior VA medical services within the 24-month period preceding the emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet the requirement that he be enrolled in the VA healthcare system and had received medical services under authority of Chapter 17 within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Attack
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616836
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and remanded the claim for a heart attack due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failing to obtain relevant private treatment records. The Veteran's heart attack in July 2020 is being reviewed again for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, but the issue is now remanded to consider the merits of the claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted regarding the Veteran's heart attack claim, warranting readjudication. The evidence suggests a possible connection to service exposure, including PCBs or radiation.
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