The Board has determined that the appellant's application for payment of unauthorized medical services rendered in connection with treatment received at MMMC on October 27, 2009 was timely filed. The case is now REMANDED to verify whether the Veteran was enrolled in the VA health care system at the time the emergency treatment was furnished and had received medical services under Chapter 17 within two years before that emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses was timely filed as it was submitted within 90 days after the exhaustion of action to obtain payment from a third party (Medicare).
- Claimed conditions
- dislocated hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1545817
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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.
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