The veteran's appeal is denied as he does not have legal entitlement to more than 12 months of Chapter 30 education benefits or a partial refund of his contributions.
The deciding factor: VA regulations limit the total amount of VA educational benefits one can receive under a combination of Chapter 1606 and Chapter 30 to 48 months, which is what the veteran has received. The law does not provide for exceptions to this rule.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0704234
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