The appellant is not eligible for DEA benefits prior to his 18th birthday due to not meeting the eligibility requirements, including having not completed compulsory education under state law and not pursuing courses required or used for entrance to an institution of higher education.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet any of the additional requirements (pursuing a course designed to prepare him for an examination into an institution of higher education, beyond his 14th birthday with a physical or mental handicap, or being enrolled in a program exempt from compulsory school attendance) that would allow him to receive DEA benefits prior to his 18th birthday.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1135640
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