The Veteran's emergency medical treatment for a mouth condition post-surgery was granted as the delay in seeking immediate care would have been hazardous to his health, and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's significant bleeding and soreness from a recent tongue surgery led him to believe it was an emergency requiring immediate attention, which he sought at a nearby non-VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- mouth condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19152012
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an osteochondral lesion of the left knee has been granted. The effective date is April 15, 2026.,Service connection for tinnitus was also granted but with a retroactive effective date of June 13, 2024.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, but his claim for a mouth condition (TMD) was denied.,New evidence submitted since the previous denial allowed the reopening of the tinnitus claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection and initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, back condition, headaches, and mouth condition due to additional evidence being added to the record.
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