The appellant's net worth and countable income do not exceed the applicable limits for entitlement to the payment of NSC pension benefits at the aid and attendance rate, beginning December 1, 2022.
The deciding factor: Based on the appellant's assets and annual income, her net worth does not exceed the bright-line limit and her countable income is effectively reduced to zero due to qualifying medical expenses, thus granting entitlement to the payment of NSC survivor's pension benefits at the aid and attendance rate for the period beginning December 1, 2022.
- 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 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25047026
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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