The Board has determined that the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Improved Disability Pension benefits is granted due to the lack of willful intent and against the principle of equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The decision concludes by stating that recovery of the overpayment would be against the principle of equity and good conscience, given the veteran's financial situation and the severity of any potential hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0005849
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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.
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