Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for survivor's pension, accrued benefits, and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to the appellant's countable income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rates and the Veteran not having any unpaid VA benefits or claims pending at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The evidence is persuasively against the claim as the appellant's countable income exceeds the applicable MAPR, and the Veteran did not have any unpaid benefits or claims pending at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia), Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016326
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