The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at Lewis County General Hospital was denied due to untimely filing. The case is being remanded to obtain additional information regarding whether Medicare paid the medical expenses and if so, when the Veteran finally exhausted action to obtain payment or reimbursement from Medicare.
The deciding factor: The denial was based on the claim not being timely filed, and further investigation into Medicare's involvement is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- angioedema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0930760
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for angioedema and gout, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's active service or service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer or residuals thereof, hypothyroidism, angioedema, parathyroid adenoma (also claimed as hypoparathyroid), seizure disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension, all of which are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thyroid cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's angioedema is related to service.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of angioedema and multiple myeloma were dismissed due to the untimely submission of the Notice of Disagreement.
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