The Veteran's son, the Appellant, was not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits until he turned 18 in May 2004. His eligibility period ended when he reached age 26 in May 2012. The Appellant requested an extension to complete his education due to family obligations and hospitalization of the Veteran, but this was denied as there were no provisions for extending the delimiting date based on familial circumstances.
The deciding factor: The regulations do not provide for extensions of the delimiting date for eligibility to DEA benefits beyond the end of the period of eligibility set by law.
- 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 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1512955
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