The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the evidence of record, specifically regarding the Veteran's periods of service from August 4, 2003 to August 20, 2003; July 2, 2004 to July 20, 2004; September 19, 2005 to September 22, 2005; September 26, 2005 to September 29, 2005; March 23, 2008 to March 28, 2008 and October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014. The Board instructed the AOJ to contact DoD for clarification on these periods of service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's periods of service from August 4, 2003 to August 20, 2003; July 2, 2004 to July 20, 2004; September 19, 2005 to September 22, 2005; September 26, 2005 to September 29, 2005 and from March 23, 2008 to March 28, 2008 are not considered qualifying periods of active duty service for purposes of entitlement to Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20014899
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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