The Veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund is denied as he did not meet eligibility criteria.,The appellant's claims for accrued benefits and non-service-connected death pension are denied because no valid pending claims were found at the time of the Veteran's death, and she failed to submit an application within one year after his death.,The Veteran does not qualify for nonservice-connected death pension as he did not serve in a regular component of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The deciding factor: The appellant is not eligible for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund due to lack of eligibility based on service records.,There were no pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death, and the appellant did not submit an application within the required timeframe. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 does not apply as the Veteran died before its enactment.,The Veteran served in the USAFFE (United States Army Forces in the Far East) and Regular Philippine Army but his service is not considered active military service for pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2015
- Citation
- 1532743
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