The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and incomplete claims. The appellant's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses needs to be clarified, all associated records need to be obtained, and the date of each medical expense claimed must be determined.
The deciding factor: The VA Healthcare System in Newington, Connecticut has not considered entitlement to payment or reimbursement for all dates of medical service requested by the appellant on the Veteran's behalf. The AOJ must clarify the date of each medical expense claimed and ensure that each claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses has been adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1531460
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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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