The Board has granted an extension of the appellant's delimiting date to June 14, 2015 for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code due to her physical and mental disabilities preventing her from completing her chosen education program.
The deciding factor: The appellant's physical and mental disabilities prevented her from completing her chosen education program for the six year period from 2002 to 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury, Depression, Obesity, Weight control issues due to depression, Sleep apnea, Menopausal symptoms, Thyroid changes, Grief reaction after the death of her mother, Alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027991
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