The overpayment of education benefits under Chapter 30 (MGIB) in the calculated amount of $15,876.37 was validly created due to the Veteran's failure to maintain satisfactory attendance at a beauty school.,The overpayment of education benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) in the calculated amount of $3,019.42 was also validly created because the Veteran withdrew from his program without meeting the required conditions for such withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The overpayment was not due to VA error but rather the Veteran's failure to maintain satisfactory attendance at the beauty school and his unauthorized withdrawals from courses.,VA did not make any errors in creating the overpayment; instead, it followed the legal requirements for educational assistance under Chapter 30 (MGIB) and Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006920
What this means for you
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