The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. James Mercy Hospital on February 6, 2008 due to failure to meet the filing requirement under 38 C.F.R. § 17.1004(d).
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file a claim within 90 days after being discharged from St. James Mercy Hospital and failed to meet the filing requirements as set forth in VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain NOS, abnormal EL, hypertension NO
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1027233
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What this means for you
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