The Board has determined that the decision on appeal was not legally adequate and requires remand for further action, including obtaining a medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) regarding personal care services needs and supervision requirements. The AOJ must also provide compliant notice under 38 U.S.C. § 5104.
The deciding factor: The decision on appeal was not legally adequate due to deficiencies in the medical opinion provided by the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) regarding personal care services needs and supervision requirements, as well as the lack of compliant notice under 38 U.S.C. § 5104.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, bilateral plantar fasciitis, migraine headaches, back disability and associated radiculopathy, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2026
- Citation
- A26004332
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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