The Board has remanded the claims for payment or reimbursement of ambulance services provided to the Veteran on May 27, 2023, and June 8, 2023. The VA will obtain relevant medical records from Sullivan County EMS and Johnson City Medical Center to determine if the ambulance transportations were covered under 38 U.S.C. § 1725.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claims for payment or reimbursement of ambulance services provided on May 27, 2023, and June 8, 2023, should be remanded to allow for a proper adjudication under 38 U.S.C. § 1725.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24055893
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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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