The Board denied the veteran's request to waive recovery of an overpayment of compensation benefits in the amount of $8,484 due to his failure to notify VA of his incarceration and resulting reduction in benefits. The decision found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to notify VA of his incarceration, which contributed to the creation of the overpayment. Recovery would not defeat the purpose of the benefit as he was not entitled to full payment during his period of incarceration.
- 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 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0601897
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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