The Board denied the veteran's application for a waiver of an overpayment of VA pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to report income from Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits, which led to the creation of the overpayment. The Board found this fault on the part of the veteran and concluded that collection of the indebtedness would not result in unjust enrichment or deprive the veteran 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
- March 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0107939
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What this means for you
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