The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his service with the USAFFE and recognized guerillas, which falls into a period deemed not to be active military service.
The deciding factor: The appellant's only service was with the USAFFE and recognized guerillas, which occurred before July 1, 1946, and is considered not to be active military service for purposes of awarding non-service-connected benefits such as non-service-connected pensions.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0118375
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What this means for you
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