The Board has determined that the creation of the overpayment did not involve fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on the part of the appellant. The claimant was notified in August 1994 of the special apportionment on behalf of the veteran's son and was divorced from the veteran at the time.
The deciding factor: The failure to report the veteran's release from incarceration did not reflect an intent on her part to seek an unfair advantage with knowledge of the likely consequences.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0115954
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