Citation Nr: A25035785
Decision Date: 04/17/25	Archive Date: 04/17/25

DOCKET NO. 210310-212934
DATE: April 17, 2025

ORDER

The appeal with respect to the issue of entitlement to payment of the cost of non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services provided by Missouri Dental Specialists, on January 30, 2020, is dismissed.

FINDING OF FACT

While this appeal was pending, the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) administratively approved the Appellant's claim for payment of the cost of medical care provided to the Veteran on January 30, 2020.

CONCLUSION OF LAW

The issue of entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 30, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action; the appeal is moot. 38 U.S.C. § 7105; 38 C.F.R. § 20.801.

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Appellant is a non-VA healthcare provider that furnished medical care services to the Veteran.??? 

In March 2021, the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) received a VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request: Board Appeal electing the evidence submission docket to review a February 2021 notice letter issued by a VA AOJ that denied payment for a January 30, 2020, episode of care for medical services provided by Missouri Dental Specialists.

The Appellant's claim for payment of the cost of non-VA medical care provided to the Veteran on January 30, 2020, was administratively approved while this appeal was pending.?In a June 2022 letter, the AOJ advised the Appellant that the January 30, 2020, episode of care had already been approved upon administrative review and that the appeal would be processed according to VA policy. Further, a September 2021 letter indicates that the amount paid was less than the full amount of the charges billed by the provider for this episode of care. If the amount paid for the January 30, 2020, episode of care is disagreeable, the Appellant may request review of the September 2021 decision.

Thus, the administrative action for the entire January 30, 2020, episode of care at issue in this appeal constitutes a reversal of the prior denial and represents a full grant of the benefit sought in this appeal.?Therefore, no determination remains with which the Appellant disagrees, and the appeal is dismissed.?38?U.S.C. §?7105(d).  

 

 

M.E. Larkin

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	Page-Nelson, A.

The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.