The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private medical facility on September 2, 2009 is being remanded due to discrepancies in the record regarding when the injury occurred and whether a VA facility was feasibly available.
The deciding factor: There is a discrepancy in the record as to when the injury occurred and when the treatment was provided, and whether a VA facility was available for treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm laceration, posttraumatic stress disorder, low back pain, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1207446
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
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