The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses paid on July 24, 2006 is being remanded due to the need for additional records and a reconsideration based on all available evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to determine if VA facilities were feasibly available and whether an attempt to use them beforehand would have been hazardous to life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0948976
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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).
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