The appellant is granted an extension of her delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, to cover the period from May 14, 2012, through August 2, 2012. Additionally, she may resume her program of education with VA assistance when financial hardship ceases.
The deciding factor: The appellant was prevented from pursuing her program of education due to circumstances beyond her control (financial hardship and immediate family illness) during the specified 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
- December 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1454014
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