The Board found that a timely notice of disagreement was received with respect to the June 1999 denial of the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in pension benefits. The matter is remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case and further proceedings.
The deciding factor: A letter submitted by the appellant disputing the waiver denial constituted a timely notice of disagreement within one year of the June 1999 decision.
- 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 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0217887
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