The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Citrus Memorial Hospital on September 3, 2017 is being remanded due to the VA's failure to timely file a claim within the 90-day deadline. The AOJ must now properly develop the record and evidence in the claims file with regards to the merits of this claim under 38 C.F.R. § 1725.
The deciding factor: The initial denial was based on the lack of a timely filed claim, but the evidence shows that VA began working on the claim before the expiration of the 90-day window to file it in the Veteran's own right.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164850
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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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