The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of medical treatment received at UMassMemorial Medical Center and UMassMemorial Medical Group on December 21, 2016, to obtain additional records.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if a VA facility was feasibly available and if the delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health.
- 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 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001887
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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