The Board denied the appellant's claim as her deceased spouse did not have verified Philippine service for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA benefits.
The deciding factor: VA is prohibited from finding that a particular individual served in the U.S. Armed Forces on any basis other than a service department document, which was not sufficient to establish service without verification by the service department.
- Claimed conditions
- World War II service
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0107798
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a need to verify the appellant's husband's service in World War II and contact the appropriate service department.
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