The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to determine his eligibility for Family Caregiver services under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran requires personal care services due to a need for supervision or protection based on symptoms or residuals of neurological impairment and diabetes complications, which has been present for more than six months.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2023
- Citation
- A23033524
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to service connection and evaluation of various conditions, including liver dysfunction, right hip condition, bilateral lower extremities, first degree AV block, patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, status post right ankle fibula fracture, migraine headaches, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee osteoarthritis, and hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral lower extremity disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board has granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis from July 29, 2013, to June 2, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there is no current disability and no evidence supporting a diagnosis or functional impairment.
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