The claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized emergency medical expenses was denied due to the failure to file a timely claim within 90 days after discharge from the private hospital.
The deciding factor: The claim was not filed within the required 90-day period, and there is no evidence that the treatment was related to a service-connected disability or that the veteran exhausted all available third-party payment options.
- 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, 2009
- Citation
- 0903340
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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