The Board has determined that the effective date for terminating the veteran's improved nonservice-connected disability pension benefits was July 1, 2000. The overpayment of his improved pension benefits was adjusted to $15,000 from $24,277 due to information provided by Social Security Administration (SSA).
The deciding factor: The veteran's initial SSA benefit check for retroactive SSA benefits was issued in June 2000, which exceeded the maximum annual rate of improved pension for his circumstances. Therefore, his improved nonservice-connected disability pension benefits were discontinued effective July 1, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0400710
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