The Board denied the veteran's claim for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 34, Title 38, United States Code, pursuant to the terms of the Pacheco Consent Order because the informal claim was received after the court mandated deadline.
The deciding factor: The VA received the appellant's informal claim for educational assistance benefits under the terms of the Pacheco settlement on August 31, 1992, which is after the August 20, 1992 deadline imposed in the Order.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0004242
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