The Board has remanded the cases for a new VA Housebound and Aid and Attendance examination to determine the Veteran's functional limitations based on his service-connected disabilities. The RO should also adjudicate whether a TDIU is warranted based on a single service-connected disability prior to November 8, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a new VA Housebound and Aid and Attendance examination was necessary due to the previous examinations being based on inaccurate information.
- Claimed conditions
- Housebound criteria, Need for aid and attendance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013177
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) based on the presence of two SMC(l) awards. The SMC(o) rate is warranted because the Veteran has suffered disability under conditions that would entitle him to two or more of the rates provided in subsections (l) through (n), with no condition being considered twice.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, finding no basis in the record or law to provide an earlier effective date than July 23, 2022.
- Granted
The Veteran was awarded a special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance, effective August 20, 2019. The appellant is entitled to accrued benefits due to her father's untimely death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to lack of service-connected conditions, as required by law.
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