The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as the AOJ properly suspended his pension benefits due to him being a fugitive felon from October 24, 2014 to April 27, 2015 and due to his incarceration from March 31, 2016 to March 13, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ properly suspended the Veteran's pension benefits based on him being a fugitive felon during the period of October 24, 2014 to April 28, 2015 and due to his incarceration from March 31, 2016 to March 13, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106000
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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