The veteran's income, after accounting for unreimbursed medical expenses and Social Security benefits, exceeded the maximum annual pension rate applicable in 1998. Therefore, he was not eligible for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits for the year 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran's countable family income did not meet the required threshold to qualify for VA pension benefits due to his and his wife's Social Security income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0217047
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What this means for you
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