The Veteran's spouse is seeking special monthly compensation for aid and attendance allowance. The claim must be remanded due to the need for additional medical records from SSA and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is required to determine the severity of the Veteran’s spouse's disabilities and their impact on her ability to care for herself and others.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urticaria with dermographism, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, migraines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106708
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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