Granted
The claimant is entitled to payment or reimbursement for an additional 12 college credits earned while enrolled at the University of Utah from August 2005 to December 2005 and from January 2006 to May 2006 as Dependents Educational Assistance benefits, pursuant to Chapter 35 of Title 38, United States Code.
The deciding factor: The claimant's courses were precluded under the VCAA but she provided justification that they would be of bona fide use in pursuit of her major and contemplated occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0909879
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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