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What are the prospects for my VA appeal for my late husband's Survivor's Benefits
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<blockquote data-quote="Osamenor" data-source="post: 1019826" data-attributes="member: 46370"><p>Low income widows (and widowers) of U.S. military veterans are entitled to VA benefits if they themselves have not remarried, and if the deceased spouse did wartime service and was honorably discharged. It's all here: <a href="https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/spousepen.asp" target="_blank">https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/spousepen.asp</a></p><p></p><p>Assuming Helene's husband served in war (his birthdate makes him old enough, barely, to have served the last year of WWII, and also the right age for the Korean War--not deleted because native is deceased) and was honorably discharged, it's a reasonable assumption that she would qualify. I suspect the denial was based on income. </p><p></p><p>There may be some blip in the income that's making them say she has too much, even if she doesn't overall: for example, if she sold her home last year and got a one time increase in taxable income, but in general lives on a fixed income that would be under the threshold for survivor's VA benefits. Or, considering that she lives in a high COL area, maybe her income is low for where she lives but not that low for the country as a whole. I don't know whether the income requirements are set regionally or nationally, but if it's nationally, people who live in a high cost of living area could have a low income for where they live but too much to qualify for benefits based on the national average.</p><p></p><p>However, horary would probably give the most accurate answer. You might also get somewhere with an event chart for the date and time of the appeal, in a synastry wheel with your natal. Asker is expected to post the chart(s).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Osamenor, post: 1019826, member: 46370"] Low income widows (and widowers) of U.S. military veterans are entitled to VA benefits if they themselves have not remarried, and if the deceased spouse did wartime service and was honorably discharged. It's all here: [url]https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/spousepen.asp[/url] Assuming Helene's husband served in war (his birthdate makes him old enough, barely, to have served the last year of WWII, and also the right age for the Korean War--not deleted because native is deceased) and was honorably discharged, it's a reasonable assumption that she would qualify. I suspect the denial was based on income. There may be some blip in the income that's making them say she has too much, even if she doesn't overall: for example, if she sold her home last year and got a one time increase in taxable income, but in general lives on a fixed income that would be under the threshold for survivor's VA benefits. Or, considering that she lives in a high COL area, maybe her income is low for where she lives but not that low for the country as a whole. I don't know whether the income requirements are set regionally or nationally, but if it's nationally, people who live in a high cost of living area could have a low income for where they live but too much to qualify for benefits based on the national average. However, horary would probably give the most accurate answer. You might also get somewhere with an event chart for the date and time of the appeal, in a synastry wheel with your natal. Asker is expected to post the chart(s). [/QUOTE]
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