The Board has granted the Veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by Dr. Nazario-Cintrón on September 21, 2019 as this service was authorized and there were no issues regarding service connection.
The deciding factor: The authorization for the private medical service provided on September 21, 2019 was confirmed and the Board found that there was prior authorization in place following a change in regulation effective June 6, 2019.
- 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 12, 2021
- Citation
- A21016611
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A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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