The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional improved death pension benefits for 1995 based on unreimbursed medical expenses, finding that the expenses were not timely submitted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the unreimbursed medical expenses paid in December 1995 were not timely received and therefore could not be used to further reduce the appellant's countable income for 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0104595
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What this means for you
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