The Board found that the appellant's income was below the maximum annual pension rate for a survivor with aid and attendance and no dependents as of January 1, 2018. Therefore, she is granted nonservice-connected death pension benefits starting from this date.
The deciding factor: The appellant’s total deductible medical expenses exceeded her total income, thus resolving any doubt in her favor.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 14%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147049
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