The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding insurance and billing records, as well as determining whether VA should cover or reimburse the costs under the Veterans Choice Program.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to determine the status of third-party payments and eligibility for coverage under the Veterans Choice Program.
- 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 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187125
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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