The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Freeman Cancer Institute in Joplin, Missouri, from August 2008 to September 2008 was denied because the services were not provided in a hospital emergency department and did not meet all criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses were incurred at an outpatient facility, not in a hospital emergency department or similar facility held out as providing emergency care to the public.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cancer, left orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1106002
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What this means for you
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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 testicular cancer effective July 18, 2022. The decision is based on the Veteran's supplemental claim received on that date.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for left testicular cancer is granted due to exposure to burn pits during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Service connection for testicular cancer prior to August 10, 2022, on a direct basis is also granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left orchiectomy is not compensable as he retains the right testicle and receives special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The issues include testicular cancer, DMII, and diabetic nephropathy.
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