The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected (NSC) survivor's pension benefits due to a lack of requisite wartime service by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's active-duty service did not occur during any recognized period of war, and National Guard service does not generally qualify as active duty for VA benefit purposes unless certain special conditions are met.
- 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, 2025
- Citation
- A25038229
What this means for you
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