The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Valley ENT PC on January 7, 2016 due to lack of prior authorization and failure to meet the criteria for emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: The treatment was not for a medical emergency as required by VA regulations, and the Veteran did not obtain prior authorization from VA before seeking treatment at Valley ENT PC.
- Claimed conditions
- Nosebleed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22015598
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on November 14, 2016, is denied as the care was not authorized in advance and did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's non-VA medical expenses for a nosebleed on October 25, 2015 were reimbursed as the treatment was deemed necessary due to an emergency condition that posed a serious threat to her health. The nearest VA facility was not feasibly available and seeking care at BRH was considered reasonable.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran seeks payment for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Tulsa Regional Medical Center on March 6, 2004 due to a nosebleed. The VA denied her claim and the Board affirmed this denial. The Court remanded the case back to the Board for reconstructing the lost portion of her claims file.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's nosebleed was not considered a service-connected condition, and the VA facility in Muskogee was feasibly available for her care.
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