The Board has granted the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $48,663. The decision found that the appellant's failure to report her receipt of Social Security income did not rise to the level of fraud or bad faith and thus waived recovery would be against the principles of equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that while the appellant's actions contributed to the creation of the overpayment, they did not constitute fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith. Therefore, waiver was granted based on the principles of equity and good conscience.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0425411
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