Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral foot disorders and special monthly compensation (SMC) due to a need for aid and attendance or being housebound, as additional evidence is needed.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain an examination that addresses the severity of the Veteran's disabilities without consideration of the ameliorative effects of his pain medications and to clarify which symptoms are attributable to service-connected foot disabilities versus other medical conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot disorder, Right foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108262
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