The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination to determine if her service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions needs to be assessed by a VA examiner to determine eligibility for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary incontinence, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Degenerative disc disease thoracic and lumbar spine, Hysterectomy, Right total knee arthroplasty, Fibromyalgia, Left knee degenerative joint disease, Left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, Right upper extremity radiculopathy, Left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23063590
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for reentrance into a VR&E program and retroactive induction for restoration of Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) educational assistance benefits, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not worsen to the extent that he was precluded from performing the work duties of the occupation for which he previously was found rehabilitated.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability with left upper extremity radiculopathy, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or chronic condition. The Board concluded that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder was denied, and her request for an increased rating for PTSD was also denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on the issues of right total knee arthroplasty, chondromalacia of the left knee and deformity of patella, bilateral hearing loss, and limited extension of the left knee have been dismissed as moot due to a separate Board decision adjudicating these claims.
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