The veteran does not qualify for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to insufficient active service and lack of a service-connected disability justifying discharge.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service did not meet the required 90 days, he was not discharged due to a service-connected disability, and he is not service connected for any disability that would have justified his discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813777
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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