The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to basic eligibility for VA benefits because no new and material evidence was submitted, despite the appellant submitting documents from the Philippine Army.
The deciding factor: The service department verification of the appellant's service is binding on VA and there is no valid evidence of service under 38 C.F.R. § 3.203, thus concluding that the appellant has not submitted any evidence that would tend to show he is a veteran for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0116014
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