The Veteran's irrevocable election for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program (Chapter 33) in lieu of benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) program (Chapter 30), thereby limiting his entitlement to Post-9/11-GI Bill benefits to 27 days, was not made. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's application for Chapter 33 benefits did not contain an acknowledgment of the irrevocability of the election and he was not provided with any opportunity to rescind the election once it had been made.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1601987
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A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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