The Board has directed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office and Education Center to obtain official confirmation of the Veteran's active duty service period(s). The AOJ should also associate with the record any verification of active duty service period(s) previously obtained from the Department of Army, or if necessary, service department verification. If this is no longer available, then the AOJ should obtain such verification.
The deciding factor: The Board has directed that the AOJ ensure all relevant evidence and legal authority are considered in light of the claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1634216
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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