The Board has determined that the appellant's late husband had no valid military service in the United States Armed Forces, and thus she is not eligible for VA benefits. The evidence received since October 1999 does not present new and material evidence to reopen her claim.
The deciding factor: The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) certified that the appellant's late husband had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas or as a POW, in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- 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 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0503531
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