Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Chesapeake General Hospital on April 6-7, 2016 are being remanded for obtaining necessary records to determine if payment or reimbursement is warranted.
The deciding factor: Records from the Veteran's treatment and conversations need to be obtained to make a determination.
- Claimed conditions
- penis bleeding, serious infection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127876
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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