The Veteran's claims for retroactive induction into a vocational rehabilitation program and payment of subsistence allowance during OTJ training following induction into a VR&E program are denied. The Board found that the criteria for both claims were not met, including lack of evidence of reasonable need for training services and failure to meet other regulatory requirements.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive necessary rehabilitation services or demonstrate reasonable need for such services during his employment periods, nor was he participating in an OTJ program through VR&E services as required by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130899
What this means for you
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