The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment of a subsistence allowance under Chapter 31 for the period from February 1996 to October 1996, finding that the veteran had not met the criteria.
The deciding factor: The veteran enrolled in an AATP program different from what was previously approved and did not request or obtain approval for this change. The denial does not preclude him from completing the course but excludes subsistence allowance after February 4, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0205151
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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