The Board finds that the evidence is insufficient to adjudicate whether the Veteran was entitled to a larger monthly housing allowance for her online courses from June 8, 2020 through August 1, 2020 due to potential in-person course cancellations and conversion to online courses. The decision is remanded to ensure the AOJ satisfied the emergency regulations enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deciding factor: The evidence regarding whether the Veteran's courses were originally in-person or converted to online during the pandemic is insufficient to determine her eligibility for a higher housing allowance.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22023048
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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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