The Board found that the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits was not timely submitted, and therefore denied the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's request for waiver was received more than 180 days after the notification of indebtedness, which triggered the 180-day time limit to request a waiver. The October 2003 request was received about 264 days after the January 12, 2003 letter, significantly exceeding the 180-day time limit.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0634644
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What this means for you
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