The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for residual scars status post prostatectomy and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to the Veteran's inability to attend scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided good cause for missing each examination, and new examinations have not yet been rescheduled.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual scars status post prostatectomy, Service-connected disabilities (for aid and attendance determination)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25007585
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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