The Board denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $1,840 due to her failure to promptly report her remarriage and resulting overpayment. The decision found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that recovery of the debt would not deprive the appellant or her family of basic necessities, nor would it nullify the objective for which benefits were intended. Additionally, the evidence did not show that the appellant incurred a legal obligation or changed position to her detriment in reliance upon the receipt of VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0003794
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