The Veteran's child is denied payment of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to July 6, 2020 due to the lack of legal merit under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: VA regulations do not permit retroactive payment of DEA benefits more than one year prior to the date the application is received unless the application is received within one year of the decision establishing basic eligibility for Chapter 35 benefits.
- 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 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061110
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