Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for payment of expenses for a non-VA COVID-19 test performed on January 25, 2021, as it was not authorized by VA.
The deciding factor: The testing date did not qualify under the announced policy to be reimbursable without prior authorization from VA.
- 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 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25021923
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