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Remanded (sent back)

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses from July 31, 2016 to August 5, 2016 at Largo Medical Center should be remanded due to unclear information about third-party liability and personal responsibility.

The deciding factor: The decision is based on insufficient information regarding who is responsible for the payment of the medical expenses.

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 12, 2022
Citation
22001662

Veterans Law Judge

MICHAEL E. KILCOYNE

Decisions by this judge: 2,020 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 22001662.

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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