The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.
The deciding factor: The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) certified that the appellant had no qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, eye condition, swelling of the feet and legs, allergies, loss of appetite, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0636478
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