The Board has denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) in the amount of $5,191.00 due to his failure to report his remarriage in a timely manner.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to report his remarriage in a timely manner, which resulted in the creation of an overpayment in DIC benefits. The Board found that this constituted bad faith and denied the waiver claim.
- 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 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0320033
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What this means for you
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