The Board has determined that the Veteran's inpatient hospital services at Munson Medical Center from May 9, 2015 through June 4, 2015 should be remanded for further development to determine if emergency treatment was necessary and whether the Veteran could have been transferred to a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there may be outstanding records related to this claim, including daily progress notes from Munson Medical Center dated May 5, 2015 through June 4, 2015, which must be obtained and reviewed by an appropriate VA clinician to determine when the emergency ended and whether the Veteran was stable for transfer.
- Claimed conditions
- sepsis, aspiration pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, loculated pleural effusion, acute encephalopathy, anoxic encephalopathy, acute systolic congestive heart failure, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, diplopia, neurodegenerative disorder, coagulopathy, fever, orthostatic hypertension, vertical diplopia, seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18154903
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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