The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA ambulance transportation incurred on March 28, 2020, is remanded due to missing evidence and a need to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist omission.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to missing evidence regarding the date of receipt of the claim for reimbursement and whether the Veteran had exhausted action to obtain payment or reimbursement from a third party, as well as outstanding treatment records from the ambulance provider.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064634
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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