The Board granted the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA vocational rehabilitation benefits, finding that the fault in creating the overpayment outweighed any fault attributed to VA.
The deciding factor: The veteran was at fault in the creation of the overpayment due to his failure to notify VA when he stopped attending training and continued to accept benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (right upper extremity), Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (right lower extremity), Nephritis with hypertension, Peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0000361
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the intermediate rate between (m) and (n), effective October 24, 2023. The Board remands issues related to higher staged ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities and higher levels of special monthly compensation.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence that his death was related to any injury or disease in service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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