The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits due to fault on the part of the veteran and lack of undue hardship, but found no fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith. The decision also noted that recovery would not defeat the purpose of the benefit.
The deciding factor: The veteran was at fault for not timely notifying VA of his income from investments, which led to an overpayment. Recovery would not create undue hardship and would result in unjust enrichment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0629893
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What this means for you
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