The Board has determined that the appellant knowingly made false statements and submitted a false deposition in order to obtain VA benefits, resulting in her forfeiture of all rights, claims, and benefits under all laws administered by VA.
The deciding factor: The appellant's false statements regarding her relationship with another man were used to obtain VA benefits she was not entitled to.
- 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 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005559
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What this means for you
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