The Veteran's appeal is denied as he cannot receive more than 48 months of VA educational assistance benefits under a combination of the Chapter 30, Chapter 31, and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs. The AOJ terminated his entitlement to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits due to exhaustion of his entitlement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's entitlement to more than 48 months of VA educational assistance benefits under a combination of the Chapter 30, Chapter 31, and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs is not warranted as he had already used 71 months and 25 days of Chapter 31 benefits and five months and 20 days of Chapter 30 benefits by September 6, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157938
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