The reduction and termination of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits from November 1, 2013, and January 1, 2015, respectively, were found to be proper due to an increase in countable income.
The deciding factor: VA satisfied its duty to notify the Veteran of the proposed reduction and termination of his VA pension benefit prior to the actual change in benefit. The Veteran's countable income was properly reduced from November 1, 2013, and then terminated from January 1, 2015, when it exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011769
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