Denied
The Veteran's income for Department of Veterans Affairs pension purposes is $12,408, which does not exceed the maximum annual pension rate. Therefore, an increase in pension benefits is not warranted.
The deciding factor: Medical expenses paid prior to the date of claim cannot be counted to reduce the Veteran's income for VA pension purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001799
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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