Dismissed
The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on September 29, 2018, to September 30, 2018, was dismissed because Health Advocates, which did not furnish the underlying services, cannot file a Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that Health Advocates is not a proper claimant as it neither provided the medical services nor has a Power of Attorney on record to represent the veteran.
- 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 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029251
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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