The Board has determined that the veteran's default on a VA-guaranteed mortgage resulted in an indebtedness of $12,067.45. After considering various factors including the veteran's income and expenses, the Board found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The veteran was at fault for creating the indebtedness due to his failure to sell or mitigate the property effectively, resulting in a loss of the security for the loan. The Board concluded that collection would not deprive him of basic necessities and found no fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on his part.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0329053
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