The Board denied the appellant's claim for death pension because her income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate and her net worth was sufficiently large to consume part of her assets for maintenance.
The deciding factor: The appellant's income from Social Security, part-time job, and shared money market account with an adult daughter exceeded the maximum annual pension rate. Her net worth also exceeded the threshold amount that would allow consumption of part of her assets for maintenance.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176915
What this means for you
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