Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for retroactive payment of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 for a course of study at Black Hawk College and Western Illinois University due to the application not being filed within one year of the Veteran becoming permanently and totally disabled.
The deciding factor: The application was submitted too late, as VA could only consider claims for retroactive benefits if they were filed within one year of the initial rating decision establishing permanent and total 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
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095950
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