The Board denied the appellant's claim for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits in the amount of $9,045. The decision found that the appellant was solely at fault in creating her debt and that recovery would not deprive her of basic necessities or result in unfair gain.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant's failure to notify VA of her receipt of Social Security benefits resulted in an overpayment, but she was solely at fault. Recovery would not be against equity and good conscience as it would not deprive her of basic necessities and there is no evidence of legal obligations or relinquishment of valuable rights.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0112446
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