The Board denied the appellant's claims for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, DIC benefits, nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and accrued benefits due to lack of qualifying service.
The deciding factor: The service department certified that the deceased spouse did not have active military service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including in recognized guerrillas. The submitted evidence was insufficient to establish eligibility for VA benefits.
- 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 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131479
What this means for you
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