The veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability, but he did not have malnutrition, dysentery, beriberi, or malaria during his lifetime. The appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to her husband's recognized military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of the claimed conditions in the veteran's medical records at the time of his death and he did not have a current diagnosis of malnutrition, dysentery, beriberi, or malaria during his lifetime. The appellant's deceased husband served as a member of the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines prior to July 1, 1946, which makes her ineligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- malnutrition, dysentery, beriberi, malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0624144
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