The Board has determined that the veteran's failure to report his receipt of Social Security income in a timely manner resulted in an overpayment, but waived recovery due to the fault of the appellant and lack of undue economic hardship.
The deciding factor: The appellant was at fault for not reporting his change in income promptly, which led to the creation of the overpayment. However, collection would not violate principles of equity and good conscience as it does not deprive him or his spouse of life's basic necessities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0217336
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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