The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and for nonservice-connected death pension eligibility due to the lack of qualifying military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army did not qualify him for benefits under VA laws, as it was prior to July 1, 1946, and thus barred by law from receiving nonservice-connected death pension.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, aspiration pneumonia, pulmonary aspiration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0406327
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