The Veteran's permanent and total disability rating for heart disease was effective April 25, 2008. The appellant reached her 26th birthday prior to this effective date, thus she has no legal entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
The deciding factor: The basic ending date for DEA benefits is the eligible person's 26th birthday; and that while the delimiting date may be modified or extended beyond a claimant's 26th birthday under certain circumstances it is generally not past his or her 31st birthday. The appellant reached her 36th birthday before she filed for DEA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1617483
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