The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case due to incomplete records and failure to apply new regulations for payment of expenses of private emergency treatment of non-service connected disability. The AO must obtain legible copies of all relevant medical records, address all pre-conditions listed in 38 C.F.R. � 17.1002, provide fair notice to the veteran regarding his claim, and offer assistance if needed.
The deciding factor: The AO failed to consider and apply new regulations applicable to this claim at 38 C.F.R. � 17.1000-17.1008 due to incomplete records and failure to address all pre-conditions listed in the regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary angioplasty
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0303889
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What this means for you
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