Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for additional compensation benefits as a result of his daughters' college attendance, as the claims were not filed within one year after their respective eighteenth birthdays.
The deciding factor: The claims were not filed within the prescribed timeframe, and thus, the criteria for an award of additional compensation based on school attendance were not met.
- 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 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062422
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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