The Veteran's delimiting date for post-Vietnam era educational benefits under Chapter 32, Title 38, of the United States Code was extended from January 25, 2002 to August 31, 2004 due to a mental disability preventing him from pursuing education between January 1992 and August 1994.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's delimiting date for educational benefits was extended based on the medical opinion that he was prevented from initiating or completing his chosen program of education during the delimiting period due to a mental disability, specifically difficulties with concentration and memory.
- 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 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910824
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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