The Board denied the appellant's request to extend the delimiting date for her Chapter 35 educational assistance benefits, finding that February 1, 1996 was the appropriate delimiting date based on the regulations governing eligibility under Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no legal basis to extend the delimiting date beyond February 1, 1996 as per the specific eligibility requirements and regulations for Chapter 35 educational assistance benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0418338
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