The Board found that the appellant's income was not in excess of the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) from November 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 and denied her claim for a higher pension. The termination of her pension benefits effective January 1, 2016 was proper as her income exceeded the MAPR thereafter.
The deciding factor: The appellant's income from November 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 did not exceed the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), but it did exceed the MAPR for the period after January 1, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 37%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23062797
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