The Board found that the appellant's failure to report her income was not excusable, and thus the overpayment of $39,959.32 was not improperly created. The Committee on Waivers and Compromises determined that the appellant acted in bad faith, precluding waiver of the overpayment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's failure to report her income accurately constituted bad faith, which is a bar to waiver of recovery of the overpayment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0032427
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