The Board has determined that the appellant is not eligible for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve (Chapter 1607), also known as the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) due to a lack of qualifying service and determination by DoD.
The deciding factor: VA made an inquiry to the DoD regarding the appellant's REAP eligibility, which indicated no REAP file under his name exists, thereby in turn indicating the DoD has determined he is presently ineligible for these benefits.
- 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 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1027840
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What this means for you
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