Section A. Evaluating Competency Overview This section contains the following topics: In This Section Topic Topic Name 1 Guidelines for Evaluating Competency 2 Considering Competency Evaluating Evidence 3 Process for Making Competency Determinations 4 Changing Competency Status 5 Evaluating Competency in Special Circumstances 1. Guidelines for Evaluating Competency Introduction This contains information on the guidelines for evaluating competency, including jurisdiction for competency determinations effect of judicial findings on rating activity decisions related to competency presuming competency making a finding of incompetency, and considering the Veterans Service Center Manager’s (VSCM’s) opinion regarding competency. Change Date August 27, 2015 Jurisdiction on competency determinations for Department of Veterans a. Jurisdiction for Competency Affairs (VA) purposes is dependent on the stage of the process the decision is Determinations in. Use the table below to determine jurisdiction of the competency determination. If ... Then ... an initial competency determination the rating activity at the original is needed, and station of origination (SOO) has sole
Section A. Evaluating Competency Overview In This Section This section contains the following topics: Topic Topic Name 1 Guidelines for Evaluating Competency 2 Considering Competency Evaluating Evidence 3 Process for Making Competency Determinations 4 Changing Competency Status 5 Evaluating Competency in Special Circumstances 1. Guidelines for Evaluating Competency Introduction This contains information on the guidelines for evaluating competency, including jurisdiction for competency determinations effect of judicial findings on rating activity decisions related to competency presuming competency making a finding of incompetency, and considering the Veterans Service Center Manager’s (VSCM’s) opinion regarding competency. Change Date August 27, 2015 a. Jurisdiction for Competency Determinations Jurisdiction on competency determinations for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) purposes is dependent on the stage of the process the decision is in. Use the table below to determine jurisdiction of the competency determination. If ... Then ... an initial competency determination is needed, and the rating activity at the original station of origination (SOO) has sole
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