The veteran's military service did not meet the threshold requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits as they did not serve during a period of war, including the Vietnam era.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service was not in the Republic of Vietnam and thus did not qualify under the criteria for nonservice-connected pension 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
- August 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0625575
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What this means for you
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