Citation Nr: 21061910
Decision Date: 10/05/21	Archive Date: 10/05/21

DOCKET NO. 14-30 372
DATE: October 5, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is remanded.

REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran had active service from October 1963 to November 1966 matter is before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a rating decision of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO).

In June 2019, the Veteran testified before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) at a Travel Board hearing.  A transcript of his testimony is of record.

This matter was last before the Board in April 2021, when it was remanded for additional development.

This appeal has been advanced on the Board's docket pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7107(a)(2); 38 C.F.R. § 20.902(c).

1. Entitlement to SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is remanded.

As noted above, the Veteran's SMC claim was remanded for additional development in April 2021.  The RO did not issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) addressing the SMC claim prior to returning the appeal to the Board.  Accordingly, a remand for the issuance of a SSOC is required.

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

Send the Veteran and his representative a supplemental statement of the case for the issue of entitlement to SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound.  An appropriate period should be allowed for response before the case is returned to the Board.

 

 

K. A. BANFIELD

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	A. Lance, Associate Counsel

The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.