The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her period of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because she was over the age of 31 at the time of her claim and her eligibility period had expired.
The deciding factor: The appellant's eligibility period for DEA benefits expired due to her reaching the age of 31, which is the absolute delimiting date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0615457
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What this means for you
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