The Veteran's eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits is granted because she was discharged from service due to a pre-existing service-connected disability (obsessive compulsive disorder).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had at least 30 continuous days of active service and was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions due to a service-connected disability (obsessive compulsive disorder).
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20032994
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for a VA examination and stressor verification.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as an examination and medical opinion are necessary.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a disability rating greater than 70 percent, as they did not cause total occupational and social impairment.
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