The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation based on hospital treatment in excess of 21 days, and remanded the matter to consider entitlement to a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's care was determined to be domiciliary rather than hospitalization due to its nature as mental health and substance abuse treatment within a residential rehabilitation program.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064566
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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- Denied
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- Granted
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