The Board found that the veteran's failure to report all income sources, including from the Girl Scouts, resulted in an overpayment of VA pension benefits. The veteran is not considered to have acted with fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith in creating this debt. However, repayment would be against equity and good conscience due to the fault on the part of the veteran, his lack of undue hardship, and unjust enrichment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's failure to report all income sources resulted in an overpayment, but he did not act with fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith. However, repayment would be against equity and good conscience due to the fault on the part of the veteran, his lack of undue hardship, and unjust enrichment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0332000
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