The veteran's pension benefits were discontinued due to the inclusion of his spouse's income in the computation, as their combined income exceeded the legal income limitations.
The deciding factor: Discontinuance was proper because the veteran and his wife no longer separated, requiring the inclusion of the spouse's income in the computation of countable income for pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0203821
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What this means for you
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