The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of death pension benefits in the amount of $14,480 due to the appellant's failure to notify VA of her receipt of Social Security benefits. The decision found that the appellant had some fault but also noted undue financial hardship and the defeat of the purpose of the benefit.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that while there was some fault on the part of the appellant, the overpayment would cause undue financial hardship for the appellant and defeat the purpose of death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0119160
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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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