The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in VA improved pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to the lack of fault on the part of the veteran and the absence of undue financial hardship.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would result in undue financial hardship on the veteran and his family, as well as unjust enrichment of the veteran for accepting benefits he was not entitled to.
- 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 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0201908
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