Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for use of Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) benefits by his son for a course at De La Salle University-Taft, as the school was not a VA-approved institution.
The deciding factor: VA could not pay DEA benefits because De La Salle University-Taft was suspended prior to the Veteran's son enrolling and paying for the course.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25049136
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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