The Board denied the claimant's retroactive award of Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits for courses completed from February 1991 to June 1992, finding that the requirements were not met due to the lack of entitlement prior to October 15, 1993.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claimant's claim was not legally merited as she did not file a claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits on or prior to October 15, 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0023917
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