Granted
The Board granted a survivor's special monthly pension rate of $1,432 from January 2023 to November 2023.
The deciding factor: The appellant's income and unreimbursed medical expenses resulted in a higher survivor's SMP rate than previously awarded for the period from January 2023 to November 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25058019
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.
What you can do next
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