The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to additional disability caused or aggravated by VA treatment in 2014, and for special monthly compensation at the aid and attendance or housebound level.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran sustained additional disability as a result of VA's treatment in 2014, which could impact his eligibility for these benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, ascites, heart condition, portal hypertension (also claimed as hypertension), liver cirrhosis, hiatal hernia, hepatocellular cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195400
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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