The Veteran's claims for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, specially adapted housing, and a special home adaptation grant are being remanded due to the need to consider his service-connected disabilities in light of his nonservice-connected lymphedema. The AOJ will also obtain an opinion regarding whether his service-connected disabilities alone would affect his ability to use his lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to consider the Veteran's nonservice-connected lymphedema when evaluating his claims for benefits related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20014140
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus type II, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted his claim for TDIU.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions (chronic lymphocytic leukemia, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities) contributed substantially or materially to his death from a fatal fall. The appeal is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitated his need for regular aid and assistance of another individual, leading to a grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, which is granted for special monthly compensation.
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