The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (MGIB) beyond February 1, 2010 is denied as a matter of law because he did not meet the criteria for such an extension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was denied as his delimiting date for MGIB education benefits had already ended on February 1, 2010, and there was no evidence that he could have started or completed any chosen education program prior to this date due to physical or mental disability. The Veteran did not meet the requirement of having been prevented from initiating or completing a program of education during the original eligibility 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
- February 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1407801
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