Granted
The Veteran's estate was not expected to cover the costs of his maintenance for his remaining life expectancy, thus it was not reasonable to expect that the Veteran's estate could be consumed for the Veteran's maintenance and thus bar the payment of his nonservice-connected pension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's annual expenses exceeded his income by $53,054, which would deplete his entire estate in 2-3 years given his life expectancy of 5 years.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142835
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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