The Board remands the matter for clarification of the basis for the denial of the claim regarding education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserves (Chapter 1606).
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to clarify which benefits were denied and whether the organizations providing the education were approved by the Secretary in accordance with relevant statutes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900027
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.
What you can do next
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