The Board denied nonservice-connected death pension from January 1, 2013, through November 30, 2013, due to the appellant's income exceeding the Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR).,The Board granted nonservice-connected death pension from December 1, 2013, through December 22, 2014, as her income did not exceed the MAPRs. The appeal is still pending for January 1, 2016.
The deciding factor: Income eligibility requirements were not met for the period from January 1, 2013, through November 30, 2013.
- 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 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18144119
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What this means for you
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