The Board found that the apportionment of $100 monthly for the veteran's child was properly created, and the overpayment debt of $886 was properly created and calculated. The decision also concluded that recovery of this overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: Financial evidence identified by VA led to the approval of an apportionment effective August 1, 1996, which resulted in the creation of an overpayment. The Board found no fault on the part of the veteran for creating the debt, but concluded that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience given the veteran's financial situation.
- 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 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0217670
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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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