The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for payment of Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 3018C prior to September 25, 2001 due to her failure to make a $2,700 lump-sum payment as an eligibility requirement.
The deciding factor: The appellant was not eligible for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 3018C prior to September 25, 2001 because she did not make the required $2,700 lump-sum payment as an eligibility requirement.
- 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 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0328515
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