The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to a partial waiver of recovery of the overpayment of compensation benefits in the calculated amount of $58,824. Recovery of the remaining amount of the overpayment, in the calculated amount of $50,279, would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant did not have fault in the creation of the debt and VA failed to properly channel information regarding the veteran's death. The natural conclusion is that VA is at greater fault in the creation of the debt. Recovery beyond what she would have been entitled to had her January 2003 DIC application been timely submitted by VA would not defeat the purpose for which the benefits were intended.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0809409
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