The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of indebtedness due to an untimely submission, despite the veteran claiming he did not understand his right to request a waiver.
The deciding factor: The veteran's request was untimely as it was submitted more than 180 days after the notification of indebtedness was sent via regular mail to his address of record in August 1995. The Board found that there was no legal excuse for the delay and applied the 'presumption of regularity' to conclude that the request was untimely.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0203063
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What this means for you
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