The Board has determined that the Veteran's income for 2016 was over the means test threshold, but due to her medical condition and substantial medical bills, she should not be required to pay a copayment for VA healthcare in 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had significant medical issues including dementia which led to her inability to work starting in May 2017. Her income was substantially lower from that point onwards and below the means test threshold, thus avoiding hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186174
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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