The Board found that the veteran promptly reported his receipt of earned income and SSA benefits to the VA, and thus did not find fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on his part. The claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA improved pension benefits is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's conduct in reporting his income changes was found to be prompt and without intent to seek an unfair advantage with knowledge of the likely consequences.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0300328
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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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