The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the change in VA regulations regarding reimbursement for non-VA emergency services. The AOJ must determine what, if any, expenses were paid by Medical Mutual or other health-plan contracts and then readjudicate the appeal based on these findings.
The deciding factor: The Court invalidated previous regulatory provisions that barred VA reimbursement of 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 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195468
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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.
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