The VA has denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility due to failure to meet all three criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 and 38 C.F.R. § 17.120.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the treatment was for a nonservice-connected condition, not related to any service-connected disability or covered by another health plan, and no feasible VA facility was available.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0629382
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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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