The Veteran and his spouse claim that they timely filed a request for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on June 9, 2010. The AOJ denied the claim based on a determination that the claim was not filed within 90 days of the date of service for which payment/reimbursement is claimed. The Veteran and his spouse insist that they mailed letters to the VAMC Fee Basis Unit at West Palm Beach VAMC on July 5, 2010, and on July 15, 2010, enclosing the relevant medical bills. The AOJ should verify if these letters were received by the VA facilities.
The deciding factor: The AOJ needs to verify if the Veteran's correspondence was received at the appropriate VA facilities to determine if it represents timely filing of a qualifying claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1445605
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