The appeals for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 18, 2020, September 25, 2020, and October 2, 2020, were dismissed as they had been administratively approved. The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA COVID-19 testing provided to the Veteran on October 9, 2020, was granted.
The deciding factor: The administrative action approving entitlement to payment for the September episodes of care constituted a full grant, and the policy announced by VA in March 2021 allowed for reimbursement of pre-January 2021 COVID-19 testing 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
- A24063719
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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