The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $4,543 because it was not received within the required 180-day period following notification of indebtedness.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not submit a request for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment within 180 days from the October 4, 1999 letter notifying him of his indebtedness. The Board found that there was no evidence to support an extension of time due to circumstances beyond his control.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0200790
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