The Board denied the appellant's claim for continued receipt of VA improved death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the statutory limits.
The deciding factor: The appellant's countable annual income exceeded the maximum annual rate for a surviving spouse with no dependents, leading to discontinuation of her pension benefits effective January 1, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 93%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118158
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What this means for you
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