The Board found that the overpayment in the amount of $1540.20 was properly created due to the veteran's incarceration for a felony conviction, resulting in his compensation rate being reduced from 20% to 10%. The veteran's request for waiver of this debt is pending.
The deciding factor: The law mandates that compensation benefits are reduced when a veteran is incarcerated for a felony conviction, and the overpayment was created as a result of this reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0405198
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What this means for you
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