The Board denied the appellant's claim as his medical expense report for the year 2003 was not timely filed, and thus could not be used to reduce his countable income for purposes of increasing his special monthly pension.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the appellant's submission of the medical expense report was not received by the VA within the required time frame (December 31, 2004) due to a holiday and weekends, making it untimely filed.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1040474
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What this means for you
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