The Board has determined that there is no remaining question of fact or law regarding the appellant's entitlement to additional Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 of the United States Code, as the Regional Office (RO) has already granted this benefit. As such, the appeal must be dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the issue had been resolved by the RO granting the benefit requested and there was no remaining case or controversy for review.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent and total service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001624
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits was denied from September 1, 2009 to August 30, 2016 because he did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability during that period.
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