The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore VRAP educational assistance benefits because the program is not covered by the Colmery Act, and the Veteran did not qualify for restoration due to his lack of attendance at ITT Tech during or within 120 days after its closure.
The deciding factor: The law does not allow for the restoration of VRAP benefits as it is not an education benefit program under Chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 and the Veteran did not attend ITT Tech during or within 120 days after its closure.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24057052
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