The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA aid and attendance/housebound examination to determine whether the Veteran is in need of aid and attendance from another individual.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly about service connection but rather about determining if the Veteran needs aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions or other factors. The remand requires further medical evaluation and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- paraplegia of the lower extremities, loss of use of feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1814315
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as it was improperly docketed due to concurrent reviews of the same issue, and the benefits sought were granted in a previous decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further review of his claims, including a determination on compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the O level.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to a need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are etiologically related to service, including an in-service motor vehicle accident.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is granted, and he is now eligible for SMC(l) based on loss of use of feet. The Board found that the Veteran requires regular assistance due to his severe muscle atrophy in both feet and pain.
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