The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted the waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $8,248 for death pension benefits. The decision states that the claimant promptly notified VA of changes in her Social Security income and that there was fault on both sides, with the VA primarily at fault for creating the overpayment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claimant's notification to VA of changes in her Social Security income was timely, but VA did not act on this information until after issuing retroactive payment. The Board concluded that recovery would be against the principles of equity and good conscience due to financial 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
- August 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0121299
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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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