The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 28, 2012, for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 (MGIB) for an apprenticeship or on-the-job training program with the San Diego and Imperial County Pipe Trades JAC due to lack of a formal claim filed prior to October 28, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's informal claim was initially received in January 2012. The VA Form 22-1990 was sent to him in February 2012; the evidence does not show that he submitted that form at that time. His formal claim was not received until October 28, 2013.
- 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 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1551999
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