The Veteran's eligibility termination date for Chapter 31 benefits was July 19, 2006; he does not have a serious employment handicap and there is no basis for extending the basic period of eligibility. Therefore, the Veteran is not entitled to an employment adjustment allowance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eligibility termination date for Chapter 31 benefits was in July 2006, and he did not have a serious employment handicap that would extend his basic period of eligibility.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1209738
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