The claim for payment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35 is being remanded to the RO due to inconsistencies in the program of education and course enrollment information provided by the certifying official at Diablo Valley College.
The deciding factor: Clarification of the appellant's program of study and specific courses taken during the Fall of 2002 and Spring of 2003 is required before a decision can be made on his claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0406852
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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