The Board found that the appellant was at fault in creating the overpayment of VA death pension benefits due to her failure to report earned income. The debt would be waived as it is against equity and good conscience, considering the appellant's oversight rather than intentional misconduct.
The deciding factor: The appellant's failure to report earned income contributed to the creation of the overpayment, which was promptly created by VA upon discovery.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0201308
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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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