The Board has determined that the appellant was at fault for not reporting her income, which led to an overpayment in death pension benefits. The Board found no evidence of fraud or bad faith and concluded that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The appellant's failure to report her 1996 income resulted in the creation of an overpayment, but she demonstrated financial hardship if required to repay it.
- 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 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0330047
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