The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the Veteran's entitlement to reimbursement for medical expenses and who ultimately bore financial responsibility for those expenses from October 18, 2011 to October 31, 2012.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to ascertain the Veteran's eligibility for reimbursement of medical expenses and the Appellant's status as a substituted claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103133
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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