The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of improved nonservice-connected disability pension, finding that there was no indication of fraud or bad faith on his part and that collection would not create undue hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran had previous episodes with overpayments of improved pension and requests for waivers of those overpayments, indicating fault in the creation of the indebtedness. The continued collection of the overpayment by withholdings of his improved pension would not create undue hardship on him as he has a surplus income after expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0217040
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