The Committee has determined that the veteran was at fault in not informing VA of his remarriage and new wife's Social Security income, which led to an overpayment. The debt is being waived as it would be against equity and good conscience to require repayment.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would result in unjust enrichment by allowing the veteran to retain funds he was not entitled to receive.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0303331
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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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