The Board found that the veteran's actions contributed to the creation of the loan guaranty indebtedness and did not constitute fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith. The Board determined that recovery of the debt would not violate principles of equity and good conscience as it would not result in undue hardship for the veteran.
The deciding factor: The veteran's default on his mortgage payment was primarily attributable to loss of income due to unemployment, which contributed to the creation of the loan guaranty indebtedness. The Board found that recovery of the debt did not violate principles of equity and good conscience as it would not result in undue hardship for the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0318652
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