The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive educational benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code for periods of enrollment at Longwood College and Old Dominion University from September 1990 to May 1995 due to the limitations on retroactive payments.
The deciding factor: The regulations do not allow retroactive payment of educational benefits for courses taken more than one year prior to the date of receipt of enrollment certification and application.
- Claimed conditions
- various disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0308065
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