The claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical care provided to the Veteran at William Beaumont Hospital from October 8, 2020, to October 11, 2020, was denied due to untimely filing.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed more than 90 days after the date of discharge from the private facility and did not meet the filing requirements under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- ventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26027679
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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