Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pension benefits were properly terminated for the period from February 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009 and reduced to $548 per month for the period from February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011 due to unreported income.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's countable income exceeded the relevant Maximum Allowable Pension Rate (MAPR) for both periods and thus pension benefits were not warranted or appropriate.
- 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 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070479
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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