The Board has determined that the appellant was in receipt of more benefits than she was actually entitled to beginning in June 2014 when she began receiving SSA benefits. As for calendar years 2011, 2012 and 2013, even after subtracting eligible medical expenses from her income, the remaining countable income for each year still exceeded applicable Maximum Annual Pension Rates (MAPRs). Therefore, there is no basis for entitlement to increased death pension at any point during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rates even after deducting eligible medical expenses from her income in the relevant years.
- 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 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1745049
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