The veteran's daughter is seeking payment or reimbursement for medical expenses incurred at Samaritan Medical Center from March 2002 to April 2002. The NAO denied the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728, stating that the veteran was admitted due to a non-service-connected disability and not associated with or aggravating his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The NAO did not have sufficient medical records from Samaritan Medical Center to determine the reasons for admission and whether the disabilities were associated with or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- septicemia staphy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, acidosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334953
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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