The Board has determined that the veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits should be waived, as he was solely at fault in not notifying VA of his spouse's death and continued to receive benefits for which he was no longer entitled.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to notify VA of his wife's death, contributing to the creation of the overpayment. The Board found that this failure constituted fault on the part of the debtor.
- 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 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0218392
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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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