The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on June 26, 2006 was denied as a VA facility was feasibly available to treat his flank pain.
The deciding factor: A feasible VA facility was available to treat the Veteran's flank pain.
- Claimed conditions
- flank pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0943089
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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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for flank pain, urinary frequency, dysuria, and hematuria as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes. Service connection for kidney stones is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including vertigo and flank pain. The Veteran's complaints of these conditions predate his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran has kidney stones and their relationship to service or diabetes. Additional development is needed, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on December 9, 2003 at Parrish Medical Center were not reimbursable because the services provided were not rendered in a medical emergency and VA facilities were feasibly available.
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