The Board has granted an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code to March 30, 2005, but no further.
The deciding factor: The appellant turned 31 years old on January [redacted], 2005 and was in the middle of her academic quarter or semester which ended March 30, 2005. The Board found this exception allowed for extensions beyond the eligible person's 31st birthday to finish that period of study.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1028913
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