The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding whether the Veteran's continued inpatient treatment at CRMC from May 22, 2012 to May 25, 2012 was considered 'emergency treatment' or reimbursable 'continued non-emergency treatment,' and if transfer to a VA facility was feasible.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to determine whether the continued inpatient treatment at CRMC from May 22, 2012 to May 25, 2012 was considered emergency or reimbursable 'continued non-emergency' treatment and if transfer to a VA facility was feasible.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19119899
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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
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