The Board denied the veteran's claim that his income from monthly installments from the sale of property should not be counted as countable income for VA pension benefits, finding that all installment payments received since January 1994 have been in excess of the sales price and therefore properly included as countable income.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's income from monthly installments was properly included as countable income because any amounts received exceeding the sales price are included regardless of whether they represent principal or interest, and since the veteran has not financially supported his second wife after their separation in February 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0115534
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What this means for you
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