The Board remands the appeal for eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers to correct an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory and statutory duty, which has a reasonable possibility of aiding in substantiating the appellant's claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires personal care services due to multiple myeloma and other conditions, but additional development is needed to determine eligibility under 38 C.F.R. §71.20(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Scoliosis, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043402
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, back disability (secondary to multiple myeloma), and depression, with an effective date of January 26, 2021. The decision also remanded claims related to breast cancer, DEA benefits, and initial ratings.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected multiple myeloma contributed substantially and materially to his death.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 5, 2023, for the award of service connection for multiple myeloma and MGUS but denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher initial rating of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral strain, and scoliosis, but remanded the other issues.
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