The Board has determined that the veteran was legally entitled to receive pension benefits for his spouse as a dependent during the period from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1987. Therefore, there was no overpayment of pension benefits and the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's indebtedness was not validly created due to his legal entitlement to receive pension benefits for his spouse as a dependent during the relevant period.
- 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 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0415672
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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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