The appellant is not eligible for VA non-service-connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service. The claim for accrued benefits was filed more than one year after the veteran's death, and thus, she is not legally entitled to these benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not have qualifying service that would allow her to be eligible for VA non-service-connected death pension benefits. Additionally, her claims for accrued benefits were submitted beyond the one-year time requirement from the date of her husband's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639288
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What this means for you
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