The Board denied a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of improved Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension benefits in the amount of $10,697 due to the veteran's failure to report income changes promptly. The decision found that the veteran contributed to the creation of the debt and that collection would not result in financial hardship or deprivation of basic necessities.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran did not take timely action regarding his income changes, which contributed to the overpayment. Additionally, there was no evidence showing that repayment would deprive him or his family of basic necessities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0025065
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What this means for you
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