The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at a non-VA hospital on August 17, 2006 was denied because he did not respond within the required time limit to a request for additional information and thus abandoned his claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to respond in a timely manner to a September 28, 2006 request for additional information needed to certify his eligibility to receive benefits under Chapter 17 of the Veterans' Benefits Act.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of left index finger
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0831389
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