Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran meets the requirements for entitlement to SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error necessitates a remand for an appropriate VA examination.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102694
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