The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA ambulance transport provided on September 1, 2023 was denied due to the claim being filed outside the 90-day timely filing limitation. The Board finds that remand is warranted to provide an adequate notice of decision addressing the 180-day time limit.
The deciding factor: The claim for payment or reimbursement was filed after the 180-day time limit established by recent amendments to 38 U.S.C. § 1725, which requires that a veteran not be held liable for payment of the treatment in cases where the claim is filed after this deadline.
- 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 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24081075
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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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