The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital (ECMH) from June 13, 2017, to June 18, 2017, is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA designated clinician to assess when the Veteran stabilized.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional medical evidence regarding stabilization of the Veteran's condition and transfer options from non-VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- non-service-connected condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19155215
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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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