The Board is remanding the case to obtain medical records related to the Appellant's breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, in order to determine if her request for an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits was timely filed and whether it should be granted on the merits.
The deciding factor: The AOJ needs to obtain the Appellant's medical records regarding her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment to determine the timeline of her condition, which is necessary to assess if her request for an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits was timely filed and whether it should be granted on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- A22024773
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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