The appeals concerning entitlement to payment for non-VA medical services provided on November 13, 2020, and December 11, 2020, were dismissed as they had been administratively approved. The appeal for the cost of non-VA Covid-19 testing provided on December 4, 2020, was granted.
The deciding factor: The administrative action approving entitlement to payment for the November 13, 2020, and December 11, 2020, episodes of care constitute a full grant of the benefits sought in those appeals. For the December 4, 2020, testing, the policy was in place at that time allowing reimbursement without prior authorization.
- 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 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063691
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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