The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including obtaining VA telephone or administrative records from Okeechobee CBOC and West Palm Beach VAMC regarding prior authorization and stability.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if VA provided prior authorization for the private medical services at Raulerson Hospital and whether the Veteran's condition was stable enough to warrant continued treatment at a non-VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127413
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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