The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to additional Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) benefits for training beginning in January 2013 due to conflicting evidence regarding full-time enrollment at Cedar Valley College. The Veteran needs to provide additional information and authorization for VA to obtain any relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not attempt to contact the school certifying official by alternative means, such as calling or emailing her at the provided number and address on the school's website due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Board instructed the AOJ to take further action to clarify term length for January 2013 to the present considering the Veteran’s transcript and terms certified to VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20054360
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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.
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