The Board has determined that the Appellant's room and board payments to her residential community cannot be considered an unreimbursed medical expense for the purpose of computing her nonservice connected death pension benefits, thus denying her claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the residential facility provides assistance with at least two Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), nor does it meet the standard of providing custodial care. The Appellant's residential community is characterized as an independent living community for seniors and does not provide medical or nursing services.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1423638
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