The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status is being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence to determine his eligibility.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence is lacking to fully assess the Veteran's need for daily assistance with activities of daily living and whether he is permanently housebound as a result of service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm weakness, balance problems related to above-the-knee amputation, decreased abduction, right above-the-knee amputation, decreased lumbar flexion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19108121
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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