The Board has remanded the case due to a conflict with VA regulations regarding reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from June 7 to 16, 2018. The AOJ must clarify what non-VA health coverage (such as Medicare) the Veteran had at the time and determine if any portion of the expenses were covered by such coverage.
The deciding factor: The Court invalidated a regulation that prohibited reimbursement for copayments, but not deductibles or coinsurance payments, under 38 U.S.C. § 1725(c)(4)(D).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19193731
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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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