The Board denied the appellant's claims for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status, and increased burial benefits. The effective date for DIC benefits was set at August 30, 2013, as it fell within one year of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet the legal requirements to receive nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to her husband having served in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, Philippine Guerilla Service, and Regular Philippine Army. The claims for SMC and increased burial benefits were denied as they were submitted outside of one year from the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1617963
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