Questão jurídica principal
Whether the remaining dental costs for the veneer on tooth 31 are reimbursable as EL-covered illness costs.
Decisão extraída
No. The veneer was an aesthetic treatment and not simple, economical, and appropriate within the meaning of the EL rules.
Fundamentação extraída
The dental records expressly described the veneer as requested by the patient and done for aesthetic reasons; the trust dentist found no functional impairment. The treatment therefore did not meet the cumulative criteria of simplicity, economy, and appropriateness.