The Veteran's treatment at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for head trauma is not covered due to lack of service-connected condition, and the claim was remanded for further information.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a service-connected disability that would allow for payment or reimbursement under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act.
- Claimed conditions
- head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149899
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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- Partly granted
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