The veteran's child is denied retroactive Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits for courses completed from August 17, 1987 to May 18, 1996 due to the one-year limitation on retroactive payments and lack of entitlement under the Giusti-Bravo settlement agreement.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim is denied because it lacks legal merit and entitlement under the law, specifically due to the one-year limitation on retroactive payments for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits and her failure to meet the criteria found in the Giusti-Bravo settlement agreement for consideration of retroactive benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0028060
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