The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits, finding that his conduct was in bad faith due to his failure to notify VA of his felony conviction and sentencing. The decision is based on the appellant's lack of notification despite being advised multiple times.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to notify VA of his felony conviction and sentencing, which resulted in an overpayment of pension benefits. This conduct was deemed in bad faith as it constituted a failure to disclose material information with intent to retain benefits not due.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0127160
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What this means for you
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