The Board has determined that the appellant's deductible medical expenses exceed her income, and thus grants a maximum pension rate of $1,176 per month from December 1, 2017 to November 30, 2018 and $1,209 per month from December 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.
The deciding factor: The appellant's income was less than her deductible medical expenses for the specified period, which allowed for a maximum pension rate to be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2022
- Citation
- A22020399
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