The veteran was awarded $4.51 in disability pension benefits for the period from January 1, 1997 to November 30, 1997.
The deciding factor: The veteran's countable income and unreimbursed medical expenses were calculated correctly, resulting in a monthly pension of $.41 effective January 1, 1997 through November 30, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 5%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0114281
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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