Latham v. Brown

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals a November 1, 1990, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) which denied him entitlement to payment of pension benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1505(a) (West 1991) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.666 (1992). This Court has jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252(a) (West 1991).

Appellant had active service from April 1943 to February 1946 in the Army. R. at 1. He submitted a claim for improved pension benefits in July 1988. R. at 5-8. His claim was denied by the Veterans’ Administration (now Department of Veterans Affairs) (VA) because appellant has been…