The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, of the United States Code because she did not file her original application within one year of commencing an education program. The earliest beginning date available to the appellant is August 1, 2010, which is more than a year prior to when her application was received by VA.
The deciding factor: The law does not allow for retroactive DEA benefits if the application was not filed within one year of commencing an education program. The appellant's original application was first received on August 1, 2011, which is more than a year after she began her training at Claflin University from May 2005 to April 2007.
- 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 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1524360
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