The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services received at Arizona Community Surgeons on January 24, 2017 is denied because the treatment was not for an emergent condition and VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided by Arizona Community Surgeons was not for a condition that required immediate attention due to its nature being routine healing post-surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured left femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20070929
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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: Granted
The Board granted payment and reimbursement for non-VA care provided from November 28, 2016, to May 23, 2017, related to a fractured left femur and DVT.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing left femur fracture was aggravated by his active duty service, and therefore grants service connection for residuals of a fractured left femur.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected fractured left femur with associated hip and knee disabilities have been evaluated at a 20 percent rating for the entire appeal period. The evidence does not support an increase in evaluation beyond this level.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the additional disability was not caused by VA treatment or examination, and he is ineligible for benefits.
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