Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during non-VA hospital care on July 20, 2022, due to the untimely filing of the claim.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied because it was not filed within the required 2-year window after the date of treatment as allowed under 38 U.S.C. § 1728.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086631
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