The Veteran's request for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home is remanded due to lack of recent VA examination.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran needs regular aid and attendance as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- higher level of care needed
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193384
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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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