The Veteran's request for vocational rehabilitation training outside the United States was denied as VA determined that a case manager has not determined this training is in his best interest and would cause personal hardship. Training towards an MPA is available in the United States, which does not cause personal hardship.
The deciding factor: VA found that pursuing training at Sciences Po in Paris for an MPA did not meet the criteria as it was deemed to be against the Veteran's best interests due to potential personal hardships and because similar training is available within the U.S.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0941081
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