The Board remands the issue of the propriety of severance of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for a paid and due audit from June 2010 to present.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure proper accounting of VA compensation benefits and address the Veteran's confusion regarding her entitlements.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001892
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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