The Board remands the claim for further development, specifically to obtain a copy of the STEM Scholarship Degree Program List and clarify whether the Veteran's physician assistant program is or was equivalent to any of the programs listed on the list.
The deciding factor: The RO made pre-decisional errors in fulfilling its duty to assist by not adequately verifying the approval status of the Veteran's physician assistant program for STEM Scholarship purposes.
- 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 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073127
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.
What you can do next
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