The Board remands the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance due to missing or newly discovered relevant official service department records that existed but were not associated with the claims file when previous rating decisions were issued, as well as potential clear and unmistakable error in those decisions.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to address the contentions from the appellant brief regarding reconsideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) and potential clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in previous rating decisions, as well as to ensure proper adjudication of claims for service connection and special monthly compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), Hip fracture claimed as secondary to the ischemic stroke, Ischemic heart disease (IHD), Residuals of an ischemic stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020384
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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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