The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of overpayment in her improved death pension benefits due to bad faith on her part. She failed to report her income, despite being advised multiple times.
The deciding factor: The appellant consistently failed to report her earned and other income, demonstrating an intent 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
- August 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0120578
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What this means for you
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