The appellant is not eligible for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to November 15, 2011 as she did not timely elect a beginning date within the required 60 days. The earliest possible beginning date available under VA law and regulations is November 15, 2011.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to respond to VA's request for a Beginning Date Election form within the allotted timeframe of 60 days, resulting in the permanent assignment of November 15, 2011 as her beginning date of eligibility for Chapter 35 DEA benefits.
- 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 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1624040
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