The Veteran's eligibility to receive educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is granted due to his active duty service, and he has properly executed an irrevocable election of Chapter 33 or Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits in lieu of Chapter 30 benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eligibility for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was granted based on his active duty service and a proper execution of an irrevocable election to receive benefits under Chapter 33 in lieu of Chapter 30.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain and discomfort at the L3-L5 spinal segments, right and left patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124767
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for right and left patellofemoral pain syndrome. The appellant's history of knee pain during boot camp in service is considered, along with a VA examination report indicating that bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome was related to service. The other issues on appeal are not addressed as they were not about service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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