The Veteran is requesting a change in his Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan (IWRP) to enable him to continue training so that he may meet the requirements for licensure or certification to be a substance abuse counselor in his home state. The VR&E division should reassess the Veteran's vocational rehabilitation needs and determine whether additional services are warranted, including extensions of the basic period of eligibility or maximum allowable monthly benefits.
The deciding factor: The VR&E division has not considered the recent state certification/licensing requirement revisions for substance abuse counselors in California, which may affect the feasibility of achieving the stated long-range goal of a substance abuse counselor or related career (DOT 076: Therapist).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1511279
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What this means for you
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