The Board denied reimbursement for unauthorized private transportation and medical services rendered on April 30, 1997 due to lack of prior authorization.
The deciding factor: VA facilities were not capable of furnishing the care or services required, and there was no prior authorization for the treatment provided at a non-VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- non-service-connected bilateral lower extremity vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0015028
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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