Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the evaluation of his left-sided weakness disability.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine the severity of the Veteran's left-sided weakness disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication, as this was a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- left-sided weakness secondary to cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103615
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