The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional dependency benefits based on school attendance for his daughter, D., as she began receiving Chapter 35 DEA benefits effective January 20, 2015. The decision is based on a lack of entitlement under the law due to the prohibition of duplication of benefits between disability compensation and educational assistance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's daughter elected to receive Chapter 35 DEA benefits as of January 20, 2015, which constitutes a duplication of benefits with his disability compensation based on school attendance. This is strictly prohibited by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177475
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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