The Board found that the Veteran did not make an irrevocable election for education benefits under the Post-9/11-GI Bill program (Chapter 33) in lieu of benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) program (Chapter 30), and thus the RO must recalculate her entitlement to VA education benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not properly complete the VA Form 22-1990, which is required for an irrevocable election of Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. The form does not contain sufficient information to convey that the Veteran has acknowledged that the election is irrevocable.
- 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 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1426858
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