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Denied

The veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for receiving education assistance benefits under Chapter 34, Title 38, United States Code is denied as there is no legal basis for payment after December 31, 1989.

The deciding factor: There is no statutory or regulatory provision that would permit entitlement to educational assistance benefits beyond December 31, 1989.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
November 22, 2000
Citation
0030545

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