The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services received at Jersey Shore Hospital on June 17, 2015 was timely filed. The case is now remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction to decide the underlying merits of the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA personnel did not fulfill their responsibilities in responding to the Veteran's intent to file a claim prior to JSH filing its own claim, which was considered timely given equitable tolling considerations.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pain, right-sided renal colic, cystitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149392
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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