The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of the lower extremities is being remanded due to incomplete records. The AOJ needs to add all relevant medical records, including those from Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Dr. C.W., to the claims file.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records have not been added to the Veteran's claims file as per prior Board directives.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22015722
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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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