The Board found that the overpayment of disability pension benefits was properly created due to the veteran's failure to report his dependent child's Social Security income. The Committee on Waivers and Compromises determined that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience, as it did not result from fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith.
The deciding factor: The overpayment resulted from the veteran's fault in failing to report his dependent child's Social Security income, which caused his pension benefits to exceed the maximum allowable amount for a veteran with a spouse.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0202257
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