Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of SMC for a surviving spouse based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound due to an unfulfilled duty to assist.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is required to assess whether the Appellant is in need of regular aid and attendance, or is otherwise housebound/bedridden.
- 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 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102344
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