The Board has denied the veteran's claim for education benefits payments under Chapter 30 for fees required for Registration as an Attorney Applicant, Application for Determination of Moral Character, Admission Certificates, and Supreme Court Enrollment. The Board found that these fees do not fall within the definition of a program of education for which Chapter 30 benefit payments may be made.
The deciding factor: The fees in question are not considered to be part of a licensing or certification test as defined by VA regulations, and therefore do not qualify for payment under Chapter 30.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0402250
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What this means for you
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