The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive educational benefits under Chapter 1606, Title 10 of the United States Code (also known as the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR)) because his application was not filed within a year of taking one of the required tests.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim for reimbursement was not filed within a year of taking either one of the two required licensing or certification tests, and therefore did not meet the statutory requirement.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1534450
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