The Board denied the request to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, as well as entitlement to survivor pension benefits and accrued benefits. The decision was based on the Appellant's income exceeding VA's maximum annual pension limit.
The deciding factor: The Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension limit set by law, making her ineligible for survivor pension benefits and accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161562
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What this means for you
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