Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance was dismissed due to a procedural defect regarding the substitution of claimant following the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: An appeal cannot be properly filed until after substitution of a claimant occurs following a Veteran's death, and the VA Form 10182 submitted by the Claimant was not valid as it was submitted prior to approval of her request for substitution.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108307
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