The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the appellant was incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday. The appellant needs to be examined by a clinician who will assess his physical, intellectual, and psychological disabilities.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence is available to determine if the appellant became permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- Intellectual disabilities, Psychiatric conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145082
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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
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric conditions and hypertension are found to cause him to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected musculoskeletal and psychiatric disabilities, which prevent her from performing physical or sedentary work.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion regarding whether the appellant was insane at the time of his discharge from service, which could potentially allow him to receive VA benefits despite his character of discharge.
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