Denied
The Veteran's death did not affect the appellant's eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35. The appellant turned 26 in June 2013, which is his delimiting date for benefit eligibility. He was not enrolled in a course of study at that time and had no active duty or involuntary National Guard service during the period of eligibility.
The deciding factor: The appellant's eligibility ended on his 26th birthday due to lack of enrollment in an educational program or active duty service.
- 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 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124621
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