Citation Nr: 18155121
Decision Date: 12/03/18	Archive Date: 12/03/18

DOCKET NO. 16-19 328
DATE:	December 3, 2018
REMANDED
Entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for urinary incontinence is remanded.
Entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need of a higher level of aid and attendance is remanded.
REASONS FOR REMAND
The Veteran served on active duty from August 1955 to December 1957 in the United States Air Force.  He died in July 2017, and the appellant is his surviving spouse.
This case comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a March 2012 rating decision issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Houston, Texas. 
During the pendency of the appeal, the Veteran died, and the appellant filed a claim for death benefits.  In January 2018, the RO notified her that she was eligible for substitution as the claimant.
In this case, the appellant has indicated that the Veteran received treatment at the Kerrville VA Medical Center from 2009 to July 2017; however, not all of his VA treatment records have been associated with the claims file.  Therefore, the Board finds that a remand is necessary to obtain any outstanding VA treatment records.
The matters are REMANDED for the following action:
1. Identify and obtain any pertinent, outstanding VA and private treatment records and associate them with the claims file.  This should include VA treatment records from the Kerrville VA Medical Center dated from 2009 to July 2017.  
2. After undertaking any other development found to be warranted, readjudicate the issues on appeal.  If a decision is adverse to the appellant, issue a supplemental statement of the case and allow appropriate time for response.  Then, return the case to the Board.   
 
Kristin Haddock
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	S. Mishalanie, Counsel