Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based upon the need for aid and attendance and housebound status due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion is required to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities manifest symptomology that establishes a need of regular aid and attendance.
- 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 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022006
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