The Board has denied the termination of the appellant's improved death pension benefits effective January 1, 2000, based on excessive income and also denied her claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved pension benefits in the amount of $8920.10.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's income exceeded the maximum allowable rate for a surviving spouse with one dependent, leading to termination of her pension benefits effective January 1, 2000. The overpayment claim was also denied as there is no indication of any relevant records that would have changed the outcome.
- 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 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0600833
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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