The Board denied the Appellant's claim for education benefits under the Fry Scholarship, as she made an irrevocable election for Chapter 35 DEA benefits in March 2017.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the requirement that an eligible dependent must make an irrevocable election between the DEA program and the Fry Scholarship if the service member died in the line of duty after August 1, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25043051
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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