The Board has remanded the claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to incomplete development. The Veteran needs additional VA examination and medical opinion to determine if he meets the criteria for these benefits.
The deciding factor: The claimant's eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant is contingent on meeting specific physical requirements, which requires further evaluation by a qualified examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, residuals of organic disease or injury affecting balance and propulsion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20026406
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grants due to his inability to use either lower extremity without assistive devices.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant is being remanded due to the need for further development, including an examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria set forth.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for VCAA compliance and additional examinations related to his service-connected disabilities.
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