The Board found that the appellant was at fault in creating an overpayment of pension benefits and denied a waiver request.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience due to the appellant's substantial income and assets, as well as her failure to report changes in income and medical expenses promptly.
- 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 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0333157
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What this means for you
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