The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses from Galesburg Hospitals' Ambulance Service on July 8, 2007 was denied as VA facilities were not feasibly unavailable.
The deciding factor: VA facilities in the area were not feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would not have been reasonable or practical.
- Claimed conditions
- Priapism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1341516
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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 Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 28, 2004 for a 20% rating for residuals of priapism is granted. The Board found that the Veteran had penile deformity with loss of erectile power since his original claim in 2004.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied reopening of compensation benefits for priapism with erectile dysfunction and multilevel cervical stenosis due to lack of new and material evidence, as the Veteran's assertions were not considered new or material.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's urinary dysfunction due to service-connected priapism is rated at a maximum of 60 percent, the highest rating available under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective date and increased rating for priapism was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show entitlement to a compensable rating prior to June 6, 2018, and that residuals of priapism warranted only a 20 percent disability rating.
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