The Board remands the matter to satisfy the duty to assist, for the AOJ to obtain all relevant documentation pertaining to the period of service in question and to then make a request with the Department of Defense (DoD) to determine whether the Veteran's prior period of active duty service is qualifying active-duty service for Post-9/11 GI Bill purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board finds it necessary to remand the matter due to unclear information regarding the Veteran's prior period of active duty service and the need to clarify if it qualifies as active duty under the revised definition.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048043
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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