Legal Opinion
McKelvey v. Walters
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 19, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-2063PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
The plaintiff, James P. McKelvey, a former alcoholic, challenges the Veterans Administration’s (“V.A.”) denial of his request for an extension of the cut-off date for the use of his educational benefits as an honorably discharged veteran. McKelvey’s request was denied because the V.A., relying upon a regulation prohibiting extensions on the basis of “willful misconduct,” 38 C.F.R. § 3.301(c)(2), considered that his alcoholism was the result of his own willful misconduct.
The issue now presented for determination by the Court is whether the…
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