The Board has determined that the appellant's spouse did not have qualifying service for VA pension benefits, and thus she is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits. The claim of accrued benefits was denied as it was filed over one year after the veteran's death. The DIC claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The appellant's spouse had service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Regular Philippine Army but this does not qualify for VA pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611805
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What this means for you
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