The Board found that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was properly created due to the veteran's sons cashing their first Chapter 35 benefits checks in July 1999. The veteran is at fault for this, and the Board granted a waiver of the overpayment.
The deciding factor: The veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment by submitting applications for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35 that resulted in his sons receiving benefits they were not entitled to after their 18th birthday, leading to an overpayment of compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0414939
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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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