The Board has determined that termination of the appellant's death pension benefits effective November 1, 2001 was proper due to excessive income. The issue of waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits is addressed in a separate REMAND.
The deciding factor: The appellant's receipt of Social Security disability benefits exceeded the maximum annual pension rate for improved death pension benefits as of November 1, 2001, leading to termination of her VA pension benefits effective that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0619630
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