The Board denied the appellant's claim for education benefits under the Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program, Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code due to her not meeting statutory age requirements and lack of entitlement under the law.
The deciding factor: The appellant was past her 30th birthday on the effective date of the Veteran's grant of permanent and total disability. She thus does not meet statutory age requirements for a grant of educational assistance 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 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1028026
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What this means for you
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