Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance and housebound status due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone cause him to need regular aid and attendance is necessary, as well as an evaluation of his eligibility for SMC based on housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25019956
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