The Board previously determined that an overpayment of VA improved pension benefits was properly created based on the retroactive termination of pension payments effective October 1, 2005. The remaining question is whether the overpayment was correctly calculated. The Veteran's family income exceeded the applicable Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR) for the entire time period in question from October 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010. As a result, he was not entitled to receive any pension payments and owed VA the full cumulative total of $54,488.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's family income exceeded the applicable Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR) for the entire time period in question from October 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010. As a result, he was not entitled to receive any pension payments and owed VA the full cumulative total of $54,488.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19153075
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