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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1102318
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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