The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional reimbursement of accrued benefits, as the expenses paid to Ascension Living and Right at Home were already claimed as 'unreimbursed medical expenses' by the Veteran and excluded from the countable income calculation for pension.

The deciding factor: The expenses for food and gas cannot be reimbursed from the Veteran's accrued benefits due to prior claims of unreimbursed medical expenses, and non-medical expenses are not covered under the reimbursement policy.

Claimed conditions

Not specified in this decision

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 1, 2025

Citation

A25084918

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