The veteran's appeal is granted, and he is entitled to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses of $2756 resulting from services provided at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital on June 1, 2006.
The deciding factor: The criteria for payment or reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 and 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002 were met as the veteran did not have health insurance coverage for the unauthorized medical expenses incurred on June 1, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- non-service connected disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0825182
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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 veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility on April 8, 2005 was denied because the treatment did not meet the criteria for emergency services under VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred by a non-VA provider on April 8, 2005 due to lack of authorization from VA and because the treatment was not related to a service-connected disability.
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