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Dismissed

The appeal for entitlement to a higher payment for medical services provided by the appellant on September 16, 2019, was dismissed due to statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The deciding factor: The process for billing medical services furnished through the VCCP is governed by the contractual agreements between VA and the in-network non-VA healthcare providers, which do not contemplate Board review.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
May 21, 2025
Citation
A25045837

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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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