The Board has determined that the Veteran did not make an 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 four months and eight days. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not personally submit an application for education assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill; he clearly had no intent to irrevocably elect to receive benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill in lieu of the Montgomery GI Bill.
- 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 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1648417
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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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