The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical services received at South Florida Baptist Hospital due to the absence of a condition that would have been hazardous if delayed, and no emergency treatment was required.
The deciding factor: A prudent layperson would not have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention on September 16, 2015 would have been hazardous to life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- chills, sweating
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18139646
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's attorney withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection for chills and evaluations for various conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete SSA records and other procedural issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's claims for service connection are related to his active duty service, but the specific nature of the conditions is unclear.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized non-VA medical expenses for emergency treatment at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital from May 20, 2013 to May 21, 2013 are granted as the condition was a serious threat to health and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
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