The Board has remanded the case due to missing documentation related to the claim for payment or reimbursement for medical expenses incurred at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center (SAMC) on February 6, 2015. The AOJ is required to reconstruct the record and upload all relevant documents to the electronic claims file.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to missing documentation related to the claim for payment or reimbursement for medical expenses incurred at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center (SAMC) on February 6, 2015.
- 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 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080523
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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