The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during his private hospitalization from December 21, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were denied because the claims were not filed within 90 days after discharge.
The deciding factor: The claims were submitted more than 90 days after the Veteran's discharge from the hospital, which is beyond the filing deadline set by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- acute kidney failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18127504
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