The Board remands the claim for eligibility for specially adapted housing due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude locomotion without the aid of an assistive device.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot drop, Loss of sensation in right foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110533
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,506 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased special monthly compensation (SMC) was denied as she is not entitled to the higher rate under section 1114(o). The Board found that her service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right foot drop, are already accounted for in the current SMC rates.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that his peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities did not meet the criteria for higher ratings, and his right foot drop was not bilateral in nature.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in rating and examination, including a failure to consider all relevant evidence and provide an adequate VA examination for right foot drop.
- Granted
The Veteran's right foot drop is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease. The claims for residuals of frostbite, right hand and left hand are denied.
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