The veteran's son, the appellant, is not eligible for dependents' educational assistance due to his age and the veteran's total disability status.
The deciding factor: The appellant does not meet the legal criteria for eligibility as he turned 26 before August 2001, which is the effective date of a finding of permanent and total disability.
- 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 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0213467
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What this means for you
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