The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to potential eligibility for SMC under certain criteria. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being evaluated in detail.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the record raises the possibility of the Veteran qualifying for SMC based on housebound status, necessitating a new medical examination to determine eligibility.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive and anxiety disorders associated with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine with IVDS, bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, migraine headaches, DDD of the lumbar spine with IVDS, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, to include the foot, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, to include the foot, chronic sinusitis/rhinitis, residuals of a left wrist fracture, glaucoma, malignant neoplasm of the thyroid with residual hypothyroidism, right and left knee osteoarthritis, post-operative bunionectomy, left fifth toe fracture, right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21068027
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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