The Board found that the reduction of death pension benefits from $314 to $313, effective December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012, based on a corrected accounting of SSA benefits was proper.
The deciding factor: The maximum annual rate of pension and death pension for a surviving spouse without dependent children was $8219. The appellant's countable income reduced the VA pension rate to $313.92 per month, which was rounded down to $313.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107074
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