The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if the treatment at Blue Mountain Hospital was necessary due to a medical emergency and whether VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further analysis is needed regarding the necessity of the treatment and availability of VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder outlet obstruction, Acute urine retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1548966
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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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