The veteran's service is not considered active military, naval, or air service for VA pension purposes. The appellant's claims for nonservice-connected death pension and accrued benefits are denied as she did not file her claims within one year of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service with the Philippine Commonwealth Army does not qualify as active military service for VA pension purposes, making the appellant ineligible for nonservice-connected death pension. The appellant also failed to submit a timely application for accrued 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
- May 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0615280
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What this means for you
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