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Granted

The Board found that the Veteran's income did not exceed the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) for a veteran with no dependents, and granted the claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's income was below the applicable MAPR as of December 2013.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
100%
Decision date
January 31, 2019
Citation
19107650

What this means for you

A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.

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