The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred during his private hospitalization at Baptist Clay Medical Campus for a TIA were granted payment or reimbursement by VA.
The deciding factor: The claims were timely filed as the Veteran and the providers exhausted attempts to obtain payment from Tricare, which was not known until after the initial denial of the claim due to incorrect information regarding the Veteran's Tricare coverage.
- Claimed conditions
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186126
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) as secondary to his service-connected supraventricular arrhythmia (SVT). The decision is based on medical evidence that links the TIA to the Veteran's atrial fibrillation, which is part of his service-connected SVT.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a TIA and an eye disability, finding that additional development is needed due to inadequate medical opinions.
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