The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran is in need of aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including considering his service-connected PTSD, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and shell fragment wounds.
The deciding factor: The previous examination did not address the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his need for aid and attendance, as well as his niece and brother managing his finances and medications.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus with impotence, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, shell fragment wound left leg with retained fragments and damage, shell fragment wound, abdomen, with colon laceration, injury right thumb, shell fragment wound scar, right leg, shell fragment wound scar, left leg below knee, shell fragment wound scar, right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20056820
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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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