The Board finds that the Veteran has no legal entitlement to Chapter 30 (MGIB) benefits in excess of 5 months and 12 days, as his combined VA education benefits are limited by statute and regulation to 48 months. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The law limits the aggregate period for which any person may receive assistance under two or more programs, including Chapter 30 (MGIB) and Chapter 35 (Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA)). As the Veteran has already used 42 months of DEA benefits, he is only entitled to 5 months and 12 days of MGIB education benefits.
- 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 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1413560
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