The appellant's claim for an extension of her delimiting date was denied because she did not provide sufficient evidence showing the specific dates during which her physical and mental disabilities prevented her from completing her chosen education program.
The deciding factor: VA found that the appellant failed to submit necessary medical evidence detailing the specific periods when her disabilities prevented her from attending school.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome, affective mood disorder, personality disorder, intracerebral hemorrhage in April 2002, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome from 1977 to the present, right occipital cerebral hemorrhage on April 2, 2002, hypertension diagnosed in April 2002, osteoporosis in 2000, left retinal detachment with subsequent laser surgery on April 10, 2002, right retinal detachment with subsequent laser surgery on April 23, 2002, depression from August 2002 to the present
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0930495
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. Additional development is needed for service connection of carpal tunnel syndrome, increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies, and obtaining a VA TERA opinion.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of carpal tunnel syndrome in the left upper extremity, and the Board has dismissed this case.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve post traumatic mononeuropathy of the right upper extremity is rated at 40 percent effective July 23, 2019.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome was diagnosed during service and has continued to the present. The Board granted service connection for this condition, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that it began in service.
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