The Board remands the matter to further develop evidence regarding the Veteran's private insurance coverage and any remaining balance from Banner Baywood Medical Center.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to determine if the Veteran's private insurance issued payment for the claim, as well as to ascertain what portion of the remaining balance exists.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063075
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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