The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, finding that he did not submit a timely request and that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from utilizing these education benefits.
The deciding factor: VA found that the Veteran did not file his request within one year of when his original period of eligibility ended or within one year of the date on which his physical or mental disability no longer prevented him from beginning or resuming a chosen program of education, and thus he was not entitled to an extension.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder (claimed as PTSD), Cervical degenerative joint disease, Lumbar strain, Acrromioclavicular DJD of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068026
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