The Board has ordered additional VA treatment records to be obtained and a new examination is required to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone, and only those service-connected disabilities, at least as likely as not (50% probability) result in physical or mental impairment that leave him substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises, or render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person.
The deciding factor: The Board ordered additional records and a new examination because the previous remand did not specify what type of records were needed for the examination. The examiner is requested to consider each existing condition and its impact on the Veteran's ability to perform acts of daily living including keeping himself clean and presentable, feeding, dressing and undressing himself attending to the needs of nature, and incapacity, physical or mental, which requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect the claimant from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1439469
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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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