The appellant does not have qualifying 'active service' for purposes of VA pension benefits and therefore is denied basic eligibility for non-service-connected disability or 'old age' pension.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service was determined to be in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, which does not qualify as active duty for U.S. veterans' pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0127581
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What this means for you
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