The veteran's application for educational assistance benefits was granted with an adjusted delimiting date of September 12, 2000. The Board found that the RO properly reduced the ten-year period of eligibility due to a break in active duty service from June 14, 1977, until September 1, 1980.
The deciding factor: The veteran's entitlement was based on his periods of active duty and the reduction in his delimiting date due to time not spent on active duty during a specific period is mandated by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0117956
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What this means for you
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