The Veteran's expenses at the Langston House in 2012 are recognized as unreimbursed medical expenses (UMEs) for VA pension purposes and are deductible from countable income.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the Veteran was maintained in an assisted living facility due to needing a protected environment, which entitles him to the A&A allowance. The Langston House fees were therefore considered UMEs for VA pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738689
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