The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because she was over the age of 26 when her veteran parent was found to have a permanent and total disability rating.
The deciding factor: The appellant was born on August [redacted], 1973, making her 28 years old at the time of her application for benefits. The law states that no person is eligible for educational assistance if they reach age 26 before the effective date of a finding of permanent and total service-connected 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
- December 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0334577
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