The Board found that the overpayment of death pension benefits was validly created due to the appellant's failure to report earned income. The Board also concluded that she is not entitled to waiver of recovery as her misrepresentation and bad faith barred such a claim.
The deciding factor: The appellant misrepresented material facts regarding her income, which resulted in an overpayment of death pension benefits. Her willful misrepresentation precluded her from seeking waiver of recovery.
- 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 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601632
What this means for you
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