Denied
The termination of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits at the SMP-AA rate, effective February 1, 2015, was proper due to insufficient evidence provided by the Veteran regarding his income and medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence of income and medical expenses to determine eligibility for continued entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- 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 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063914
What this means for you
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