The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to retroactive payment of Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits for periods of enrollment from September 1997 to December 2001, given the specific legal provisions and timing.
The deciding factor: The decision was granted based on the exception in 38 U.S.C.A. § 5113 allowing retroactive payment as far back as the effective date of the veteran's rating decision if received within one year of the date of notification, which is interpreted to mean receipt within one year of the date of notification.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0616446
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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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