On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Rudisill v. McDonough case, siding with the veteran in a 7-2 ruling.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called a veteran's arguments 'especially unconvincing' this week as the court issued an opinion on a case involving benefits for former U.S. service members.'Rudisill's contrary argument is especially unconvincing given that Congress included other period-of-service limitations in the very subchapter at issue,' Thomas wrote in his dissenting opinion on the Rudisill v. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs case.
During his first period of service, Rudisill enlisted in educational benefits under the Montgomery Bill but the opinion states that 'through his subsequent periods of service, Rudisill also became entitled to more generous educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Rudisill sought to use his Post-9/11 benefits to finance a graduate degree.
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