The Board denied the appellant's claim for an extension of her delimiting date for DEA benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code. The decision stated that she was not prevented from initiating or completing a chosen program of education within the applicable period of eligibility due to a physical or mental disability that did not result from her own willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The appellant's eligibility for Chapter 35 benefits terminated in March 2000, and she was not prevented from initiating or completing her chosen program of education by March 2000 because of a physical or mental disability that did not result from her own willful misconduct.
- 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 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0316817
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