Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 8, 2018 for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on the Veteran's permanent and total disability status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the criteria for DEA benefits from May 8, 2018 due to his combined 100 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, residuals, left calf/leg wound, diabetes mellitus type II, left and right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left and right hip limitation of extension, left and right knee condition, dermatitis, left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left and right hip limitation of flexion, left and right hip condition, impairment of thigh, surgical scar, left leg wound
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087850
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