The Board has remanded the case for clarification of whether a separate appeal on the cost of medical services provided by Novant Presbyterian Medical Center (NPMC) beginning on approximately October 29, 2014, was filed. The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of the cost of medical services provided by Mecklenburg Radiology Associates (MRA) at Novant Presbyterian Medical Center (NPMC) on December 23, 2014, is denied.
The deciding factor: The service-connected condition did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement as it was not related to a medical emergency and was not pre-authorized by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22043644
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for left hip arthroplasty, right hip arthroplasty, low back degenerative changes, neck C5-C6 fusion with ankylosis, and a right knee condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that remand is necessary to obtain new VA examinations and a retrospective opinion for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and right hip disability. The issues of rating higher for these conditions are being remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed low back disability, sciatic radiculopathy of the lower extremities, right and left hip arthroplasty, and erectile dysfunction are not service-connected as they were not shown during active service or within one year post-service, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected condition.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted TDIU from November 1, 2018. The claim for TDIU prior to October 3, 2017 is remanded for extraschedular consideration.
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