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Granted

The Board has granted the veteran's waiver of overpayment in the amount of $26,743.24 for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to the VA's failure to inform him of his incarceration and resulting overpayment.

The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would defeat the purpose for paying the benefits (providing an income supplement) given the veteran's current financial situation and permanent total disability status.

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 16, 2006
Citation
0635664

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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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