The Board has determined that the veteran's failure to report his Social Security income did not constitute fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith. The overpayment was created due to the veteran's actions and would result in financial hardship for him given his limited income, medical conditions, and minimal assets. Therefore, recovery of the overpayment is against the standard of equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The veteran's failure to report his Social Security income did not constitute fraud or bad faith, but it contributed to the creation of the debt. Recovery would result in financial hardship for the veteran given his limited resources and medical conditions.
- 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 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0127341
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