The Board denied the veteran's claims for extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 34 and basic eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30. The decision found that the veteran did not have remaining eligibility for Chapter 34 benefits, nor could he qualify for Chapter 30 benefits due to lack of active duty service after August 1979.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's delimiting date for Chapter 34 benefits had expired on August 24, 1989, and that payment of such benefits was precluded after that date. The veteran did not have active duty service after August 1979, which prevented him from qualifying for Chapter 30 educational assistance.
- 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 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0410089
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