The Board denied the appellant's request for a higher rate of payment for VA non-service connected death pension benefits due to her countable income, finding that she is not entitled to such a higher rate based on the law.
The deciding factor: The appellant was not entitled to a higher maximum rate of death pension as per the applicable MAPR and changes in her income and adjusted income.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802458
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