The Board has determined that the veteran's actions in creating the overpayment were wholly at fault, and denied recovery of the entire debt. However, one half of the debt was waived due to undue hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran was found to be wholly at fault in the creation of the overpayment and repayment would cause undue financial hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0014900
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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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