The Board denied the Veteran's request for additional vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits, including a change in his long-range goal to obtain a master’s degree in Physics. The decision concluded that achieving maximum rehabilitation gain (MRG) had been met and that changing the long-range goal would not be more likely to improve his situation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's circumstances have improved such that he has achieved MRG, and there is no evidence suggesting that pursuing a master’s degree in Physics would lead to better employment outcomes or overcome his SEH.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Low back musculotendinous strain, Right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and chondromalacia, Left ankle sprain, Bilateral foot metatarsalgia, Left and right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, Left elbow musculotendinous strain, Tinea pedis (Athlete's Foot), Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190955
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What this means for you
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