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.
What you can do next
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