The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical services rendered on July 29, 2002 is denied due to his failure to submit a declaration that his claim met all conditions for payment by VA for emergency medical services.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not timely submit the required declaration as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Cholelithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0733126
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial rating for service-connected chronic cholelithiasis, status post cholecystectomy, is granted at a 30 percent rating before October 15, 2020, and a 10 percent rating from that date.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic, with chronic cholelithiasis are being remanded due to the need for additional medical information and a reassessment of the disability.
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