The Veteran's claim for financial assistance for specially adapted housing is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to independently ambulate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires an evaluation of his service-connected disabilities to determine if they preclude him from independent locomotion without assistive devices.
- Claimed conditions
- left below-the-knee amputation, diabetic nephropathy, depressed mood disorder, diabetes mellitus, right and left upper and lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007600
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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