The veteran's application for education benefits was received in December 2001, and the Board finds that it should be considered as having been filed by then. Therefore, the commencing date of his award of educational assistance is one year before this date or December 2000.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the veteran's Application for VA Education Benefits was received by VA in December 2001 and date stamping was unduly delayed until March 30, 2004, through no fault of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0600997
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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