The veteran's daughter seeks basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35 of the Veterans Pension program. The claim is denied as the veteran was not service-connected for any disability and did not die due to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: VA law requires that the veteran be in receipt of a 'service-connected' permanent and total disability rating or have died from a service-connected disability for Chapter 35 Education benefits purposes. The veteran's discharge was honorable, but he was not granted service connection for any disability. He did not die due to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0409467
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What this means for you
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