The Board found that the overpayment of $4,697 was properly created and denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery due to her failure to timely file the application.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to timely submit her application for a waiver of recovery within the required 180-day period following notification of the overpayment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0204579
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What this means for you
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