The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Paragon Contracting Services, Inc., and City of Palm Beach Gardens on July 9, 2014 is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the claims file.
The deciding factor: Insufficient information in the claims file to fully consider the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility without prior authorization.
- 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 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106075
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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