Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided September 5, 1996No. 94-80PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINBERG, Judge:
The appellant, Due Tu Johnson, widow of deceased veteran Elbert Johnson, appeals a September 29, 1993, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision finding that payments under the Minimum Income Widow provision of the Survivor Benefit Plan, an annuity from the Department of the Navy, are countable income for improved death-pension purposes. The parties filed briefs, and, in response to a September 22, 1995, Court order, the Secretary filed a supplemental memorandum; the appellant did not file a response to that pleading. For the reasons that follow, the Court will…
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