The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a lower extremity disability and special monthly compensation (SMC) due to loss of use of legs or feet, as these matters are inextricably intertwined with the issue of entitlement to purchase of an automobile with adaptive equipment. The Veteran should be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature, severity, and etiology of any bilateral lower extremity disabilities.
The deciding factor: The issues of service connection and SMC due to loss of use of legs or feet are inextricably intertwined with the issue of entitlement to purchase of an automobile with adaptive equipment. These matters must be remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074406
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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