The Board denied the claim that the veteran's widow's 1997 unreimbursed medical expenses were timely reported, as they were not submitted by December 31, 1997.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the requirement that the report of unreimbursed medical expenses must be received by the VA before the end of the next calendar year (December 31, 1997). The claimant's submission in 1998 did not meet this deadline.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0113017
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What this means for you
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