The Board has decided that the claim for reimbursement of private emergency medical services is remanded due to the need for additional information and development. The appellant will be asked to provide any necessary information and authorization, and then her claim will be adjudicated again.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves a pending claim for unreimbursed medical expenses at the time of the Veteran's death, which needs further investigation and evidence collection.
- 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 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184686
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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