The Board denied the forfeiture of VA benefits due to fraud, finding that the appellant knowingly submitted a fraudulent birth certificate for her granddaughter.
The deciding factor: The appellant admitted she bribed a local official to obtain a fraudulent birth certificate for her granddaughter, which was used in conjunction with her pension application. The Board concluded this constituted fraud under 38 U.S.C.A. § 6103(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0100718
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