The Board dismissed the appeal of the issue of entitlement to accrued benefits as the appellant withdrew her appeal during a videoconference hearing. The claims for DIC and nonservice-connected death pension benefits were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew her appeal of the issue of entitlement to accrued benefits during the July 2018 videoconference hearing, thus there are no remaining issues for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- DIC, nonservice-connected death pension benefits
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115133
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board found that the termination and reduction of nonservice-connected death pension benefits were proper, as the Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) for a surviving spouse with no dependents.
- Granted
The Board granted the veteran's claim for an effective date of December 1, 2006 for DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits based on a prior informal claim.
- Denied
The Board determined that the appellant's substantive appeal was untimely filed, and thus lacks jurisdiction to consider the claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, accrued benefits, and nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
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