The claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on February 19 and 20, 2007 at East Texas Medical Center is being remanded to the VAMC.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the treatment was of such a nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health, and whether a VA facility was feasibly available at the time.
- Claimed conditions
- Syncope
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0910092
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. Service connection was denied for gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes mellitus, left subclavian artery thrombus status post thrombectomy, and lumbar spine disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sinusitis were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and syncope, render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.
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