Dismissed
The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on May 4, 2020 is dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The Board has no authority to review decisions regarding non-VA care under 38 U.S.C. § 1703(d) and (e), which are statutorily barred from appeal to the Board.
- 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 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067682
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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