Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for SMC based on loss of use of hands and feet to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was identified as the AOJ failed to provide the Veteran with another examination given the record indicating that he traveled to his appointments with assistance from family members.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100207
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