The Board found that the appellant's net worth constituted a bar to nonservice-connected pension benefits with special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance for the period from August 1, 2013 to July 2, 2014.
The deciding factor: The VA pension program is intended to give beneficiaries a minimum level of financial security; it is not intended to protect substantial assets or build up the beneficiary's estate for the benefit of heirs. The appellant had sufficient net worth to meet her basic needs during the period on appeal, and thus some portion of her estate was reasonably to be consumed in order to provide for her maintenance.
- 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 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1741244
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