The Board found that the veteran does not require regular aid and attendance or be considered housebound due to his disabilities.,VA determined that recovery of the overpayment is against equity and good conscience, considering factors such as the appellant's lack of fraud and undue financial hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran's conditions do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound, and VA found no fault on his part for the creation of the overpayment.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Parkinson's disease/syndrome, bursitis of the left shoulder, residuals of fractures of the left 4th and 5th metatarsals, L5 nerve root sciatica with left leg pain, chronic conjunctivitis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109653
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