The appellant's service in the Philippine Scouts is not considered active military service for VA pension purposes, and thus they are not eligible for a VA non-service-connected disability pension.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service as a Philippine Scout does not meet the requirements for VA pension eligibility due to it being recognized service rather than active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0629426
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