The Board denied the veteran's appeal, finding that his election to receive Chapter 30 education benefits was not timely received by VA due to a change in the statutory deadline date from October 23, 1993 to before October 23, 1993. The decision also noted that under prior regulations, if the
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0022555
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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