The veteran's pension was initially terminated due to income exceeding the maximum allowed by law. The Board has ordered a recalculation of his income and will determine if he continues to qualify for nonservice-connected pension at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: Income recalculations were required as per the Court's order, which may affect the veteran's eligibility for nonservice-connected pension.
- Claimed conditions
- Macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0734675
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded issues related to back and macular degeneration disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis and an in-service stressor. The claim was also remanded for further development regarding macular degeneration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to legal inadequacies in the notification letter and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as well as an inadequate medical decision regarding eligibility for higher-level PCAFC benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for his psychiatric disability, service connection for his back disability, and service connection for macular degeneration due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for additional examinations.
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