The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA non-service connected death pension benefits because her deceased spouse did not have qualifying active service and was not receiving or entitled to receive service-connected disability compensation at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The appellant's deceased spouse had recognized guerrilla service but this does not constitute active military, naval, or air service for purposes of establishing the appellant's entitlement to non-service connected death pension 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
- May 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0118378
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