The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: Due process requires that the veteran be given an opportunity for a hearing before the Board, either via videoconference or in person with a traveling VLJ.
- Claimed conditions
- need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound, eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0431427
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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 Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's disabilities, both service-connected and nonservice-connected, made him need the regular aid and attendance of another person or made him housebound.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a copy of an October 2002 VA examination report and affording the appellant a more recent VA examination to determine her need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Social Security Administration and scheduling a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound is remanded due to lack of VCAA notice.
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