Denied
The Veteran's annual income for 2003 exceeded the maximum annual income limit for receipt of payment for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported income, after accounting for unreimbursed medical expenses, still exceeded the statutory limit set by Congress for entitlement to improved pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911308
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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