Denied
The Board denied the inclusion of $17,358.83 in unreimbursed medical expenses for calendar year 2015 death pension income calculation purposes.
The deciding factor: Unreimbursed medical expenses were properly applied to the calendar year 2014 rather than 2015 due to the initial pension year ending in November 2014.
- 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 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21061293
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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