The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical treatment at T.J. Samson Community Hospital is remanded due to unclear eligibility criteria and the need for additional information regarding his insurance coverage.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran having partial Medicare coverage, which does not preclude reimbursement under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 if he has personal liability for the expenses incurred.
- Claimed conditions
- Left temporal lobe stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143267
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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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