The veteran's service was less than the required 90 days during a period of war, and he was not separated from service due to a service-connected disability. Therefore, his claim for nonservice-connected pension is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran lacked the minimum qualifying service (less than 90 days during a period of war) necessary for an award of nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0710793
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for hearing loss and a knee injury was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the appeal for additional development due to deficiencies in the RO's handling of the previous remand and other procedural issues.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and determined that his injuries in August 1993 were incurred in the line of duty and not due to willful misconduct.
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