The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of dependency and indemnity compensation benefits, finding that the appellant was at fault in creating the debt. The Board also found no indication of fraud or bad faith on her part, but concluded that repayment would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The appellant's failure to report termination of educational instruction directly resulted in the creation of the overpayment, and her fault outweighed any fault attributable to VA. The Board determined that recovery of the overpayment would not defeat the purpose of the benefits program or result in unjust enrichment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0207155
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