The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses for services incurred on May 23, 2017 at St. Cloud Hospital is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding VA and private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Additional documentation from VA and private sources are needed to determine if the Veteran's April 19, 2017, and May 23, 2017, medical expenses were authorized by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182766
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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