The Board found that the appellant's net worth, as reported in July 2008 of $72,196.06, remains a bar to VA pension benefits due to her current monthly expenses exceeding her income and liquid assets.
The deciding factor: The appellant's financial resources are sufficient to meet her basic needs for the remainder of her actuarial life expectancy, thus inconsistent with the intent of the pension program to aid veterans who are unable to provide themselves the basic necessities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1005642
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