The Board has determined that the overpayment of $19,872.07 was properly created due to fraud committed by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant knew or should have known he was not entitled to the benefits and kept receiving them, which constitutes fraud.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis, residuals of a right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0119512
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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