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Dismissed

The Board has dismissed the appeal because there is no VA determination that can be appealed to the Board regarding payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on August 12, 2019.

The deciding factor: The VA did not make a determination that the Veteran is not entitled to the benefits sought; instead, it informed the appellant that its claim must be submitted to an appropriate contractor for processing.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
December 3, 2024
Citation
A24079929

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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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