The Board found that the interruption of vocational rehabilitation benefits was proper, but the discontinuance of these benefits was not. The veteran's case was placed in 'interrupted status' and then later in 'discontinued status'.
The deciding factor: The decision to interrupt the veteran's vocational rehabilitation benefits was upheld as appropriate given his behavior issues, while the decision to discontinue them was found improper due to lack of reasonable effort to remedy the situation.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Right knee disability, Pilonidal cyst scar, Scar of the right inguinal area, Laceration scars above the left eyebrow and left upper lip, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hypertension, Hearing loss of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0127328
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
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