The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to eligibility for PCAFC benefits because the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team's (CEAT) review was legally inadequate under the correct statutory criteria established in Veteran Warriors, Inc. v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs. Upon remand, the CEAT must reevaluate whether the Veteran requires personal care services, supervision, protection, or instruction based on the statutory definition, considering evidence of his need for medication management assistance, self-preservation support, and fall risk management.
The deciding factor: The Board found the January 2021 CEAT review applied an incorrect legal standard for 'need for supervision, protection, or instruction' that was invalidated by the Federal Circuit in Veteran Warriors, and therefore remanded for reconsideration under the correct statutory criteria with proper articulation of medical facts and reasoning.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease (service-connected)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097414
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Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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