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Granted

The Veteran's discharge after more than 30 days of active qualifying service was for a service-connected disability, and she meets the requirements for payment of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits at the maximum rate (100 percent).

The deciding factor: The record reflects that the Veteran served at least 30 continuous days of creditable active-duty service and was discharged due to a service-connected disability.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
February 4, 2025
Citation
A25009905

Veterans Law Judge

DONNIE R. HACHEY

Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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