The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a neurological examination to determine the extent of his right upper extremity disability and whether it affects locomotion.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the veteran's right upper extremity disability and its impact on locomotion.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of right upper extremity, residuals of injuries to right upper and right lower extremity together with loss of use of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0512577
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require a higher level of aid and attendance, necessitating personal health-care services provided on a daily basis by a person who is licensed to provide such services. The Board has granted the increased SMC (r)(2) based on this need.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for a higher rate of SMC based on loss of use of the right upper extremity is dismissed because he is already receiving SMC at an intermediate rate due to additional disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer residuals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to November 28, 2016, may have entitled him to higher-level SMC.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for loss of use of the right upper extremity was denied, but his claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance (A&A) was granted.
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