The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of valid active duty service.
The deciding factor: The service department certified that the appellant had no active military service of 90 days or more with at least one day being during a period of war, thus not meeting the criteria for veteran status required for nonservice-connected disability pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008862
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What this means for you
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