Dismissed
The appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for dental services furnished by the appellant on June 2, 2021 is dismissed because it does not fall under the Board's jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The dispute resolution process for Veterans Care Agreements (VCA) disputes is exclusive to VHA and does not allow for review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- 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 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052339
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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