The Veteran's claim for Special Monthly Compensation based on Aid and Attendance from June 18, 2015 is granted due to his need for assistance with food preparation, bathing (due to poor balance), medication management, and dressing when an adapter is unavailable. The VA determined that he was in need of regular aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran required assistance with various daily activities including food preparation, bathing, medication management, and dressing due to his balance disability and blindness in one eye.
- Claimed conditions
- balance disability, blindness in one eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23021730
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including balance disability, skin condition, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, heart disorder, and prostate disability, were denied. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of any of these conditions, or a link to service, particularly given the long latency periods involved in some of the claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for compensation under provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for balance, right ear, speech, and respiratory disabilities due to a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various disabilities, including left leg, right leg, left foot, right foot, left hip, and right hip disabilities, as secondary to his service-connected low back disability.
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