The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if his service-connected disabilities have caused him to be permanently bedridden, in need of regular aid and attendance, or rendered him permanently housebound for special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must assess whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused him to be permanently bedridden, in need of regular aid and attendance, or rendered him permanently housebound based solely on his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder prosthesis with history of fracture, ununited, right scapula with spurring and marked limitation of joint motion, right hand burn scars, left hand burn scars, scar of the left ear lobe, fractures of the third and eighth ribs, nasal fracture with septal deviation, right shoulder scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1125088
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since June 30, 2018. The Board has granted a TDIU effective July 1, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has identified several duty-to-assist errors and is remanding the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records, lack of proper notification, and inadequate examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's prescribed topical skin medication, triamcinolone cream, caused irreparable damage to his clothing and the Board granted a clothing allowance for 2020 based on this.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his inability to use assistive devices and his ability to independently ambulate.
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