Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart condition, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy, as well as the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance/housebound status, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to obtaining archived VA records from San Juan VAMC prior to May 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with bradycardia and hypertensive heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084632
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