The Board found that the veteran did not engage in bad faith for portions of the overpayment created from November 1998 to April 1999 and from October 1999 to March 2000, resulting in a waiver of recovery. However, the remaining portion of the debt incurred from April 1999 to October 1999 was found to be due to bad faith on the part of the veteran, leading to denial of the waiver request.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that while the veteran did not engage in bad faith for portions of the overpayment, he demonstrated bad faith for the remaining portion incurred from April 1999 to October 1999 due to his knowledge and failure to report Social Security income.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0400879
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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