The Board found the reduction of the Veteran's Section 306 pension, effective January 1, 2009, was proper and denied his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's net countable income in 1978 did not exceed the amount required for a protected pension rate, which was $5 per month. The reduction to $5 per month as a single veteran with no dependents was therefore proper.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 5%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1030005
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What this means for you
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