The Veteran's claims for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from May 16 to 17, 2015, at Oak Hill Hospital and on May 18, 2015, at Bayfront Health are denied because she did not receive health care provided or authorized by VA within the 24-month period preceding her treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not enrolled in the VA healthcare system and had not received health care provided or authorized by VA within the 24-month period preceding her treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- tooth pain, jaw swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105345
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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