The veteran's overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was waived due to his fault in not promptly notifying VA of his divorce, and the decision concludes that recovery would cause undue economic hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran's delay in notifying VA of his divorce caused an overpayment which would result in undue economic hardship if recovered.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0110289
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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