The Veteran is seeking payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Francis Hospital Bartlett from November 15, 2008, through November 18, 2008. The VA Medical Center denied the claim but has now remanded it due to incomplete records and need for additional opinions regarding transferability.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because there are missing records and an opinion on whether a VA facility was feasibly available during the Veteran's hospitalization is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021592
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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
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