The Veteran's service records indicate she was honorably discharged due to a service-connected stress fracture. She is entitled to only 7 months of Chapter 30 educational assistance, not the full 36 months initially granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served for 7 months and 14 days and was discharged due to a service-connected disability (stress fracture). Therefore, she is only eligible for 7 months of Chapter 30 benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1102318
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