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Denied

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits in the calculated amount of $4,096.

The deciding factor: Recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to the appellant's fault in creating the debt and unjust enrichment.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
April 4, 2008
Citation
0811211

What this means for you

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