The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Albany Medical Center on July 14, 2007 was denied because he had not received medical services under authority of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of the emergency treatment. Additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran had received prior VA medical services.
The deciding factor: The denial was based on the lack of prior VA medical services within the required timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1039366
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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.
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