The Board found that the overpayment of $5,218.40 was due to sole administrative error and denied recovery of this amount. The overpayment of $260 related to additional compensation on account of a dependent spouse was not waived as it would result in undue financial hardship.
The deciding factor: The veteran accepted additional compensation benefits after knowing he was not entitled, which resulted in the creation of the overpayment. Recovery of the overpayment would not cause undue financial hardship for the veteran and his family.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0621203
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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.
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