The veteran's failure to report his marriage and his spouse's income resulted in an overpayment of improved pension benefits, which was denied a waiver due to bad faith.
The deciding factor: The veteran acted in bad faith by not reporting his marriage and the full income from his wife, leading to the creation of the overpayment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0405162
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What this means for you
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