The Board dismissed the appeals for payment of medical expenses related to COVID-19 testing performed by Aegis Sciences Corporation on September 29, October 13, and October 21, 2020. The claims were originally denied due to a missing prior authorization but were subsequently overturned after VA determined that the care was covered under a blanket authorization.
The deciding factor: The VHA initially denied the claims due to a missing prior authorization, but later overturned these decisions upon determining that the Veteran's COVID-19 care was covered by a blanket authorization issued by VA's Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24042182
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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