The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of his overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $3,231 due to fault on both the part of the veteran and the VA. The decision found that the veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment by failing to report his daughter's income correctly, while the VA was also at fault for not adjusting the award promptly.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that recovery would be against equity and good conscience due to the veteran's age and lack of employment prospects, but found he had sufficient means to repay without undue hardship.
- 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 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0119536
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What this means for you
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