The Committee determined that the appellant was not entitled to waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits because recovery would be against the standard of equity and good conscience. The appeal is REMANDED for additional development.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the debt would be against the standard 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
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635116
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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