The Board denied the veteran's request to extend her delimiting period for education assistance benefits under chapter 30, finding that there was no medical evidence showing a disability prevented her from initiating or completing an educational program.
The deciding factor: There was no established medical evidence showing a physical or mental disability preventing the veteran from pursuing her chosen program of education during her basic eligibility period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0403853
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What this means for you
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