The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and payment at the Step 1 100 percent rate were denied. The Board found that October 29, 2011 was the appropriate effective date for Chapter 33 apprenticeship program benefits.
The deciding factor: The effective date of October 29, 2011 was determined to be the latest of all relevant dates and is the assigned effective date. The Veteran's Step 5 20 percent rate from October 29, 2011 was appropriate based on M22-4 Part IV, Chapter 1.25(f)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18112922
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