The Board found that the Veteran's NSC pension benefits were properly terminated as he was no longer considered disabled for SSA benefits purposes, and there is insufficient evidence to support continued entitlement.
The deciding factor: There is no supporting evidence showing that the Veteran continued to be permanently and totally disabled from nonservice-connected disability at the time his benefits were terminated.
- Claimed conditions
- N/A
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065828
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 964 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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