The Board remands the claims for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized medical expenses to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) for additional development, including obtaining a VA opinion on whether there was a medical emergency during either hospitalization in question.
The deciding factor: The record lacks sufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran had a medical emergency at the time of either hospitalization, and an opinion is needed regarding this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905681
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.
What you can do next
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