The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound is unclear due to conflicting medical opinions. The case is remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting medical opinions regarding the veteran's ability to require regular aid and attendance or be considered housebound.
- Claimed conditions
- upper extremity restrictions, lower extremity restrictions
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0015453
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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
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