Denied
The Veteran's appeal for payment of non-VA COVID-19 testing costs was denied because the test was not authorized by the VA.
The deciding factor: The test was performed after January 1, 2021, and did not meet the urgent or emergent care eligibility requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25001042
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