Denied
The Veteran's daughter was not eligible for payment of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to April 13, 2015 as her application was received after one year from the notification of basic eligibility.
The deciding factor: The appellant's application for DEA benefits was received by VA more than one year after the notification of basic eligibility established in a February 2015 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19124241
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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