The Board found that the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the calculated amount of $5,959.20 was not timely filed and denied this issue. However, the Board granted the veteran's waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the calculated amount of $4,739 due to lack of fault on his part and financial hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran had a delay in reporting additional income which led to an overpayment. The VA acted promptly upon receiving this information. There was no fault on the part of the VA, but there was fault on the part of the veteran for not reporting his income timely. Recovery would result in financial hardship and defeat the purpose of the pension.
- 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 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0114958
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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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