The veteran's request for waiver of the recovery of overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits was denied due to bad faith on his part.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran acted in bad faith by accepting education benefits for purposes other than what was intended, and continued enrollment at RMTU amounted to perpetuation of the scheme after March 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0814979
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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