The Veteran was awarded a permanent and total disability rating based on service-connected disability, effective June 28, 2006. The appellant is the spouse of this Veteran and has previously received 45 months of Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35 as a dependent of her father. She is now seeking additional education benefits for herself. However, she does not meet the criteria due to having already exhausted her entitlement.
The deciding factor: The appellant's eligibility for additional educational assistance under Chapter 35 was denied because she has already received the maximum entitlement of 45 months as a dependent of her father and is now seeking benefits as a dependent of her spouse. The regulations limit an eligible person to 45 months of education, regardless of how many provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 3501 they are eligible for.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent and total disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1119415
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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