The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred between July 1, 2006 and July 31, 2006 are not covered by VA because the treatment was not for an emergent condition of such a nature that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's admission on July 1, 2006 was not due to an emergent condition as defined under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic melanoma brain tumors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1034521
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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: Denied
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred between July 1, 2006 and July 31, 2006 at Memorial Health University Medical Center were not covered by VA because the treatment was for a non-service-connected condition of metastatic melanoma brain tumors. The emergency services provided in a hospital emergency department or similar facility held out as providing emergency care to the public met the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 and 38 C.F.R. §§ 17.1000-1008, but VA personnel did not assure the Veteran that such expenses would be covered.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected musculoligamentous strain, right knee, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
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