The Board found that the interruption of vocational rehabilitation benefits was proper due to the Veteran's failure to maintain satisfactory conduct and cooperation, as well as his inability to achieve a feasible employment goal.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the Veteran had failed to meet initial eligibility requirements for Chapter 31 benefits due to unsatisfactory conduct and cooperation, and his service-connected disabilities prevented him from achieving a vocational goal.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, degenerative changes of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left knee chondromalacia patella, status post intra-articular laceration of the right knee with right quadriceps atrophy, right knee surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1417952
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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