The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA survivor’s pension benefits as her income exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rate for a surviving spouse with no dependents.
The deciding factor: The appellant's countable income was $8,880 per year, which is more than the MAPR of $8,656 for a surviving spouse without dependents.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189939
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What this means for you
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