The Board has determined that there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error and needs an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services, supervision or protection, and instruction or supervision.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on insufficient evidence, specifically the lack of a legally adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's need for personal care services, supervision or protection, and instruction or supervision without which his ability to function in daily life would be seriously impaired.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory loss, Dementia, Neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26023176
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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