Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, as she was older than 26 years of age when she became eligible for such benefits.
The deciding factor: The Appellant reached her 26th birthday in February 2016, which is prior to the effective date of basic eligibility to DEA benefits established on December 15, 2017, and thus is ineligible for Chapter 35 DEA benefits as a matter of law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085413
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