The Board has denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital on September 26, 2000, and October 7, 2000. The decision found that prior authorization was not obtained as required by VA regulations, and that none of the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations were met.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran did not obtain proper authorization for payment of the private medical expenses incurred on September 26, 2000, and October 7, 2000. Additionally, the Board found that none of the three criteria listed in 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728(a) were met for reimbursement under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0420171
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