The Board found that the Veteran's non-service-connected disability pension benefits were properly terminated as of September 1, 2008 due to his failure to report his spouse's income and the increase in his household income.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report his spouse's income and did not provide information about his children's income, leading to a determination that he was receiving pension benefits for which he should not have been eligible.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128269
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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