Denied
The Board denied the appellant's request to extend her delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits beyond May 4, 2014. The decision states that there is no legal basis for granting an extension due to various reasons provided by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate circumstances beyond her control that would warrant extending her delimiting date.
- 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 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107757
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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