Granted
The appellant is granted a survivor's pension as her income, after deducting unreimbursed medical expenses, does not exceed the applicable maximum annual pension rate.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's adjusted income, after deducting unreimbursed medical expenses, was less than the applicable MAPR.
- 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 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043616
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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