The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility on June 26 and 27, 2018, as the treatment was for a work-related injury.
The deciding factor: The treatment in question related to a non-service-connected disability, and there is no evidence that VA was feasibly available or that payment could be made under any other statutory authority.
- 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 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001299
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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