The Board denied the appellant's claims for non-service-connected death pension and accrued benefits due to a lack of active service in the U.S. Armed Forces, which is required for these benefits.
The deciding factor: The decedent had recognized guerrilla service from March to April 1945 and regular Philippine Army service from May 1945 to March 1946, as verified by the United States service department. This falls into a period deemed not to be active military service for purposes of 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
- February 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0503371
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