The Board denied the appellant's claim for an extension of the delimiting period for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because her eligibility had expired many years before she would have otherwise become eligible by reason of her marriage to the veteran.
The deciding factor: The appellant's eligibility for DEA benefits was based on her status as a spouse of a permanently and totally disabled veteran. The permanent and total disability rating was established in July 1968, and the delimiting period ended in December 1978. As she did not meet the requirements for an extended period of eligibility, her claim was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0720171
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