The Board has granted an extension of the veteran's basic 10-year period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) beyond the delimiting date of July 1, 2003 due to his diabetes mellitus preventing him from attending school during a critical period.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus prevented him from pursuing his education and was medically infeasible during the relevant time frame, thus warranting an extension of the delimiting date.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0512328
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What this means for you
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