The Board has found that the overpayment of $3,195.00 was properly created due to a reduction in the appellant's benefits based on incorrect information regarding her income and unreimbursed medical expenses. The case is now remanded for further development including completion of financial status reports and consideration under the principles of equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The overpayment creation was valid as it resulted from an error in counting the Commonwealth of Virginia's payment of Medicare premiums, which were previously counted as unreimbursed medical expenses. The case is now remanded for further development to determine if waiver of recovery would be warranted under 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
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0614095
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What this means for you
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