Jacquelyn M. Friedsam v. R. James Nicholson

ORDER

The appellant, Mrs. Jacquelyn M. Fried-sam, through counsel, seeks review of a March 26, 2003, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied retroactive payment of dependents’ educational assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3501. Record (R.) at 7-8. She seeks DEA benefits for herself and her three children, Tracey, Jerrilyn, and Alexander Friedsam. The Board determined that the earliest effective date that could be established for entitlement to DEA benefits for the appellant was July 10, 1997, approximately one year prior to the date of her formal application for DEA…