The Board has determined that the appeal regarding a VCCP referral for outpatient care at Colorado Springs Oncology cannot be considered because there is no initial adverse decision by the AOJ and the matter does not come before the Board by way of a notice of disagreement. The appeal must therefore be dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not properly initiated as an initial adverse decision by the AOJ has not been rendered, and the issue comes from a VCCP referral which is not reviewable by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26033529
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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