The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for education benefits under Chapter 30 (MGIB) beyond November 16, 2016 is being remanded due to a lack of readjudication after obtaining new evidence from a medical examination.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not reevaluate the claim in light of the newly obtained medical opinion before making a final determination.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with generalized anxiety disorder with depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191581
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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.
What you can do next
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