The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding his need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected anxiety state and bilateral fungal infection of the feet.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO did not adequately comply with the terms of its previous remand and thus requires further development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected conditions require the aid and attendance of another person.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety state, bilateral fungal infection of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1038975
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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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