Granted
The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $500.00, finding that repayment would be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would defeat the purpose of the program (providing subsistence to disabled wartime veterans) and result in undue hardship for the veteran due to his financial situation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0601246
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.
What you can do next
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