The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville is being remanded due to insufficient information and incomplete records. The case will be returned to the Board for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of sufficient information regarding whether VA care was feasibly available, and the need for additional development to obtain necessary documents from the Veteran and third parties.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pains, viral versus bacterial gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1646435
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue, muscle and joint pains, neurological symptoms, tremors, muscle weakness, dysphagia, and abdominal pains due to an undiagnosed illness or other chronic qualifying disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1117, as well as his bilateral wrist disorder. The remand requires the VA to obtain additional opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations and records.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for migraines, a bilateral foot disorder, stomach and intestinal problems, abdominal pains, and a gynecological disorder. These conditions are presumed to have been incurred due to an undiagnosed illness during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, but his combined rating does not meet the percentage requirements for TDIU under VA regulations. The case is being remanded to determine if additional evidence supports an extraschedular evaluation.
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