The claimant is seeking additional death pension benefits for her spouse based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound. The case has been remanded due to changes in the law necessitating compliance with notification and development action provisions under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The decision was made before the implementation of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, which requires additional notification and development actions for claims filed after its enactment date.
- Claimed conditions
- none
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0107305
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or housebound status is being remanded due to new evidence added to the file by VA. The case will be readjudicated in a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
- Denied
The Veteran's adult daughter, H.J., was added as a dependent and granted additional VA dependency benefits from August 2023. The appellant is not eligible for the direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in this May 2024 Administrative Decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance/housebound is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The VA will schedule an examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities render him helpless or require regular aid and attendance.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and as a result, the case is dismissed.
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