The veteran's failure to report his wife's Social Security income resulted in an overpayment of VA pension benefits. The Board found that the veteran engaged in bad faith by not reporting this information, leading to a denial of waiver of recovery.
The deciding factor: The veteran's actions constituted bad faith as he knew his pension award was dependent on family income and intentionally failed to report his wife's Social Security income.
- 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 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0121956
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What this means for you
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