The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months due to his service-connected upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and vascular dementia. The PCAFC eligibility determination was remanded as it did not consider the evidence regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services, which includes regular meal preparation and medication management. The Board also ordered a new opinion on whether participation in the PCAFC program is in the Veteran's best interest.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's need for personal care services by the PCAFC Review Consult team, who did not consider his private treatment records or the impact of his service-connected conditions on his daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, vascular dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2023
- Citation
- A23027507
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, ischemic stroke, and vascular dementia due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims are being remanded for further development including new VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to DIC benefits, service connection for cause of death, and accrued benefits due to the need for further development and consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active duty service.
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