The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on March 31, 2020 is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ must obtain and associate with the claims file any relevant records for the Veteran's original claim or claim(s), including copies of his claim(s) for payment of the episode of care on March 31, 2020, and all reports of his income and financial status for the calendar year 2020. The AOJ must also associate all evidence considered in connection with the claim for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran for the episode of care on March 31, 2020.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error that can only be cured through a remand.
- 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 28, 2022
- Citation
- A22026226
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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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