Denied
The appellant's service did not meet the required threshold for eligibility for VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to insufficient active service during a wartime period.
The deciding factor: The appellant had only 27 days of active service, which is less than the necessary 90 days or more of active service during a wartime period as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0809648
What this means for you
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