The Veteran's unauthorized private dental treatment from April 30, 2002 through March 25, 2003 and continuation of that treatment through January 2005 is granted for reimbursement.
The deciding factor: Treatment was considered emergency due to the initial toothache on April 30, 2002. However, subsequent treatments were not deemed emergencies as they did not meet the criteria of being necessary in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- toothache, partial plate, bone replacement grafts, endosseous implants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0941665
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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
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's dizziness, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, dysthymic disorder, and toothache are all granted service connection. The Veteran's residuals of a right-hand fracture, migraine headaches, and eye irritation are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Ochsner Medical Center on April 20, 2008 are eligible for payment or reimbursement as the care was rendered in a 'medical emergency' of such nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type and toothache were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
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