The Board has decided that the Veteran's appeal regarding payment or reimbursement of medical services received at Monongalia General Hospital on May 25, 2016 is remanded for further development to determine if he received VA medical services within the required timeframe.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need to clarify when the Veteran enrolled in the VA healthcare system and whether he received patient health education from VA within the 24 months prior to his private treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005116
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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