The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a link between the veteran's death and his military service or any service-connected disability. The veteran's service with the New Philippine Scouts was excluded from eligibility for VA death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral thrombosis, Hypertensive vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0816024
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