The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver to recover overpayment of special pension benefits, finding that his failure to report income from Social Security Administration (SSA) led to the overpayment and he acted in bad faith.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to timely report his SSA income, which resulted in an overpayment. His conduct was deemed indicative of bad faith due to his failure to notify VA of this income change.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0408492
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What this means for you
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