The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement or payment of non-VA medical expenses for an emergency room visit at Osceola Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, on August 16, 2014 has been withdrawn. As a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for reimbursement or payment of non-VA medical expenses for an emergency room visit at Osceola Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, on August 16, 2014.
- 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 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101527
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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