The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective March 1, 2004, was proper due to an increase in his income from Social Security Administration benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's countable annual income would have exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) if not reduced, as his combined VA and Social Security Administration benefits would have been higher than the MAPR limits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816232
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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