The Veteran's application for an extension of her delimiting date for Montgomery GI Bill benefits was granted as she was prevented from initiating or completing a chosen program of education due to physical disabilities resulting from a car accident.
The deciding factor: VA regulations allow extensions if the disability prevents initiation or completion of a chosen program, and the Veteran's injuries were not willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- neck injury (C6-C7 dislocation), skull fracture, neck cord injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1500427
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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