The Board has determined that recovery of the overpayment of $5,092.40 in VA benefits would be against the standard of equity and good conscience due to fault on both the part of the veteran and VA, but with greater fault attributed to VA.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would not defeat the purpose for which the VA benefits were intended, nor would it result in undue hardship or unjust enrichment. The Board found that more fault lies on the part of VA in the creation of the overpayment and that recovery would cause undue hardship to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0731889
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