Granted
The Board granted additional VA survivor's pension benefits as of September 1, 2012, but denied them as of October 1, 2012 due to the appellant’s countable income exceeding her allowable maximum annual pension rates.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the appellant's countable income exceeding the maximum income she was allowed to have as of October 1, 2012.
- 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 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068124
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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