The veteran's request for additional rehabilitation services, including educational assistance under Chapter 31 of the VA Rehabilitation Program, was denied as he has achieved his program goal and no longer has an employment handicap.
The deciding factor: The veteran successfully obtained employment in a suitable occupation (flight instructor) which is consistent with his abilities, aptitudes, and interests, thus eliminating the need for additional rehabilitation services under Chapter 31 of VA's Rehabilitation Program.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left shin splints, recurrent sebaceous cyst on the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0120774
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, right hip disability, shin splints, upper respiratory infections, low back and cervical spine disabilities, as well as radiculopathy and sciatica in the lower extremities. The only positive decision was a 10 percent rating granted for eustachian tube dysfunction with vertigo.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral shin splints has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including plantar fasciitis, bilateral ankle disorders, neck disorder, shin splints, left knee disorder, athlete's foot, hand disorders, and back disorders. The case is being remanded to allow for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for right and left leg shin splints, right and left knee disorders, and bronchitis as these issues were withdrawn by the Veteran's representative prior to a decision being made.
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