The veteran's discharge was due to pregnancy, which is not considered a service-connected disability or a preexisting condition. As she did not serve her obligated period of active duty and was discharged for convenience of the government after only 21 months of enlistment, she does not meet the eligibility criteria for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's discharge due to pregnancy is not considered a service-connected disability or a preexisting condition that would qualify her for Chapter 30 educational assistance 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
- December 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0127315
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