Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased payment of non-service-connected disability pension benefits was denied because the RO used the gross monthly benefit from his Social Security Administration (SSA) as his countable income, resulting in a correct calculation of $82.00 per month beginning March 1, 2012 and $84.00 beginning December 1, 2012.
The deciding factor: The RO used the gross Social Security benefit amount to calculate the Veteran's countable income, which resulted in a correct calculation of his monthly pension benefits.
- 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 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106825
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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