Granted
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
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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