The Board has determined that the appellant's monthly expenses for her assisted living facility qualify as medical expenses, allowing her to meet the income requirements for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant requires assistance with ADLs and IADLs due to disability, necessitating a protected environment at an assisted living facility where she receives custodial care. These expenses are therefore considered medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133369
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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