Denied
The Board denied payment for non-VA COVID-19 testing provided to the Veteran on January 3, 2022, as it was not authorized by VA.
The deciding factor: The relevant VHA policy required prior approval of the services for dates after January 1, 2021, and such approval was not obtained in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021583
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