The Veteran's appeal regarding payment of VA educational assistance benefits prior to January 22, 2007 is denied. The rate of payment for his educational program was determined to be proper. An overpayment in the amount of $446.22 is found to be valid.
The deciding factor: The effective date of the award of educational assistance benefits was determined to be January 22, 2007, which is later than the earliest possible date based on VA regulations. The Veteran's appeal regarding payment prior to this date is therefore denied. Regarding the rate of payment, the Veteran began his program in March 14, 2006 and was paid at Step 2 until November 3, 2008 when he completed his training. The overpayment occurred due to VA paying benefits for the full month of November 2008 despite the completion date.
- 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 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1026670
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What this means for you
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