The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Saratoga Hospital on April 23, 2002 is denied because the claim was filed more than 90 days after the date of discharge from the hospital.
The deciding factor: The claim was submitted more than 90 days after the veteran's discharge from the facility where the unauthorized medical expenses were incurred.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0513495
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
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