The Veteran's application for an extension of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services is denied as he does not qualify based on the law and there is no evidence of a serious employment handicap.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not meet the statutory exception to the period of basic eligibility for vocational rehabilitation and employment services due to lack of cooperation with the program, and there is no determination of a 'serious employment handicap' necessitating rehabilitative services.
- 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 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1003935
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What this means for you
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