Service connection for the cause of death is denied as there was no service-connected disability that caused or contributed to the veteran's death.,DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are not warranted due to lack of entitlement based on a 10-year total disability rating requirement, and because the appellant has not provided evidence showing her husband would have been entitled to such a rating if he had applied for it.,Nonservice-connected death pension benefits are denied as the veteran's service before July 1, 1946, in the Philippine Army does not meet the criteria for eligibility.

The deciding factor: The cause of death was due to gunshot wounds and shock, which were not related to military service.,There is no evidence showing that the veteran would have been entitled to a total disability rating for 10 years prior to his death if he had applied for it.,The veteran's service in the Philippine Army before July 1, 1946, does not meet the criteria for eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

Claimed conditions

gunshot wounds, shock, hemorrhage

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 21, 2001

Citation

0108229

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