The Board has determined that the Veteran's income from January to March 2008 exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), thus denying higher rates of payment. For April to December 2008, the Board found the Veteran's countable income was lower than previously calculated and granted a higher rate of pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board recalculated the Veteran's income for each period and determined that it did not exceed the MAPR from January to March 2008, but did meet the criteria for a higher rate of payment from April to December 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20021946
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