The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred from June 28, 2002, through June 30, 2002 was denied as VA did not provide prior authorization and the veteran could have been transferred to a VA facility instead. The claim was also denied due to lack of timely filing within 90 days after discharge.
The deciding factor: The denial is based on the absence of prior VA authorization for payment, the inability to transfer the veteran to a VA facility expeditiously, and the untimely filing of the reimbursement request.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0402801
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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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