Pfau v. West

IVERS, Judge:

The appellant, Kathleen F. Pfau, appeals from a June 5, 1997, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied her claim for dependents’ educational assistance (DEA) under chapter 35 of title 38 of the United States Code. For the reasons stated below, the Court will affirm the BVA’s June 1997 decision.

I. FACTS

The appellant’s father, the veteran, died on April 6, 1988, as a result of lung cancer. Record (R.) at 8. The appellant’s mother filed a claim for “service-connected death benefits” on July 11, 1988, and her claim was denied. R. at 13. As a result of a change…