The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA Chapter 31 vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowance benefits in the amount of $1,075.95 due to fault on the part of the veteran and lack of equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that withholding or recovery of the overpayment would not nullify the objective for which benefits were intended, as the veteran was paid subsistence allowance based on his school attendance when he was no longer attending school. The decision also considered whether failure to make restitution would result in unfair gain to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0103618
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What this means for you
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