The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred for private medical care received on October 8, 2005 to October 9, 2005, and on October 13, 2005 are denied as VA facilities were found to be available.
The deciding factor: VA facilities were found to be available prior to the Veteran seeking private medical care for a non-emergency health condition.
- Claimed conditions
- rash, body aches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0934513
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for rash and skin irritation before the Board could make a decision.
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