The Veteran's claim for VA educational assistance benefits under the Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP) or the Montgomery GI Bill is denied as he did not have qualifying service and his eligibility period has expired.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served from March 1974 to February 20, 1985. His claim for VEAP/Chapter 32 benefits was denied because he did not have active duty after the initial period of service. For Chapter 30 benefits, his eligibility expired due to the passage of time and lack of a qualifying disability preventing him from initiating or completing education within the applicable period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1124911
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