The Board determined that a Workers' Compensation settlement payment should be considered countable income for nonservice connected pension purposes, leading to the reduction of pension benefits. The moving party argues this decision was erroneous and requests its reversal or revision on grounds of clear and unmistakable error.
The deciding factor: The motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in the Board's March 1998 decision is insufficient as it does not provide specific reasons for the alleged error, nor does it demonstrate that a different result would have ensued but for the error.
- 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 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0007019
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