The veteran's twelve-year period of basic eligibility for vocational rehabilitation under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code was not exhausted on June 25, 2000.
The deciding factor: The VR&C determined that the veteran had completed his goal within the allotted remaining time and thus could no longer participate in the program due to a lack of serious employment handicap.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a laceration of the right index finger, bilateral varicose veins, nasal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0316334
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral varicose veins due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service connection claims are not granted as there is no direct evidence linking his conditions to his active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, nasal disability, and PFB as there is no current evidence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of his February 2024 claim.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and right ear hearing loss, but remanded claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diabetes mellitus type II, mixed component of obstructive and central sleep apnea, and bilateral varicose veins.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a jaw disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a nasal disability. The Veteran's jaw disability was not found to be related to his military service, while the nasal disability requires further examination to determine its relationship with service.
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