The Board has restored the ratings and awards of special monthly compensation for loss of use of both feet, neurogenic bowel, and loss of sexual function, effective from June 1, 1998.
The deciding factor: The Court reversed the Board's decision that it was proper to reduce the Veteran's disability ratings and terminated special monthly compensation benefits, and remanded these matters to the Board with instructions to reinstate the disability ratings and awards of special monthly compensation that the Veteran was receiving at the time of the March 1998 reduction decision.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both feet (residuals of a spinal cord injury, C6 to T2), neurogenic bowel (residuals of a spinal cord injury, C6 to T2), loss of sexual function, loss of use of a creative organ, loss of use of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1142189
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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