The Veteran's request for retroactive payment under Chapter 31, Title 38 of the United States Code, for education expenses incurred while pursuing an Associate's degree in Diesel Technology is denied. The Board found that not all conditions set forth in the regulations were met and that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for entitlement to VR&E benefits during the period when he obtained the Diesel Mechanic training.
The deciding factor: The VRC determined that the Veteran did not have an employment handicap and that his service-connected disabilities did not contribute in substantial part to his impairment to employability, leading to a denial of retroactive induction into the VR&E program.
- Claimed conditions
- ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005249
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