The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an examination to determine if the Veteran requires aid and attendance due to a service-connected disability separate from his loss of use of the feet. The appeal is now pending with the RO.
The deciding factor: The need for an examination was determined based on the importance of the determination in adjudicating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1219944
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1219944.
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
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for higher levels of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for aid and attendance is being remanded due to its inextricability with a separate claim for SMC based on loss of use of the feet. The matter will be adjudicated after the separately remanded claim for SMC based on loss of use of the legs/feet is decided.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding private podiatric treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide these records for further review.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant opted into the modernized appeals system and withdrew her legacy appeal by submitting a VA Form 10182, which challenged the effective dates for service connection and SMC.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, financial assistance in purchasing a vehicle, and specially adaptive housing due to missing VA treatment records. The case will be returned to the RO for readjudication.
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