The case is being remanded to the VA physician for a re-evaluation of the Veteran's need for aid and attendance based on all service-connected disabilities, including those not yet adjudicated. The issue of special monthly compensation at the aid and attendance rate will be reconsidered.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to consider all service-connected disabilities in determining whether they render the Veteran in need of aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychotic disorder, Residuals of traumatic brain injury, Peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1138271
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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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