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Dismissed

The appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for dental services furnished by the appellant on July 15, 2021 is dismissed.

The deciding factor: The Board does not have the authority to review or resolve VCA disputes related to the proper contractual payment rate for services provided under a VCA.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
June 11, 2025
Citation
A25051294

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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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