The Veteran seeks full entitlement to beneficiary travel benefits for two episodes of care on August 25, 2021, and November 24, 2021. The Board finds that the VHA committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error as it failed to fully inform or provide details of the evidence relied on to reach its conclusions regarding the closest VA facility and mileage calculation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on incomplete information provided by the VHA, which did not specify the exact location of the 'closer' VA facility or the amounts issued for the episodes of care.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2026
- Citation
- A26004282
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What this means for you
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