The termination of survivor's pension benefits effective February 1, 2021 was not proper; entitlement to payment of survivor's pension benefits from that date is granted.
The deciding factor: The Appellant had a countable income of $2712 based on her Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits, which did not exceed the maximum annual pension rate for a surviving spouse with no dependents in 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25041909
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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