The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran is entitled to further development and review of their claim for air and ground ambulance travel expenses.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded previously but did not include necessary steps such as verifying income and obtaining SSA records, which are required by the Board's previous directive.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19177703
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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