The Board denied the appellant's claim for death pension benefits as her father was receiving non-service-connected pension at the time of his death and did not meet the criteria for entitlement to such benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant is over 18 years old, does not qualify due to being permanently incapable of self-support before reaching age 18, and has not pursued education or training between ages 18-23. The veteran was receiving non-service-connected pension at the time of his death.
- 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 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109177
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