The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital on November 3, 2007 is being remanded due to the lack of supporting VA records and missing private medical records.
The deciding factor: The claims file lacks sufficient information to make a determination on the issue as there are no supporting VA records and missing private medical records from the date of treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0935516
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of an anxiety condition, shoulder injury, hip injury, and ankle injury due to procedural issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to properly consider the Appellant's claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1728 and for obtaining treatment records related to the Veteran's April 7, 2020, care.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no service connection decisions were made.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not prevent her from following a substantially gainful occupation, and she is therefore denied entitlement to a nonservice-connected pension.
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