The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and requires the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) to provide a legally adequate medical decision regarding whether the Veteran requires personal care services, supervision or protection, and needs regular extensive instruction or supervision without which his ability to function in daily life would be seriously impaired.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the March 2024 CEAT review was legally inadequate as it did not account for all potentially favorable evidence of record bearing on whether the Veteran needed personal care services, and thus requires a remand for an adequate medical decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26005194
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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.
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