The Veteran's private medical care for urinary retention was not authorized in advance by VA and a VA facility was feasibly available at the time of the treatment. Therefore, payment or reimbursement is denied.
The deciding factor: Prior authorization for the private medical services provided on August 21, 2007, was not obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary retention
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0923965
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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: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary retention, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his period of active duty and his current condition.
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