The appellant's claim for payment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, for correspondence courses was denied due to the specific criteria set by law and regulations.
The deciding factor: The law does not allow VA to pay education assistance for correspondence courses pursued by children who qualify for benefits under the Dependents Educational Assistance program (Chapter 35).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0812133
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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