The Board found that the veteran's pension benefits were properly terminated effective September 1, 1992 due to excessive income. The overpayment of $1,528 was denied as there was no showing of fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on the part of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that recovery of the overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience given the prompt notification of Social Security benefits once the veteran became aware of his pension award.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0605480
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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