The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $2,839.00 due to his failure to timely report his divorce and subsequent remarriage.
The deciding factor: The overpayment was solely the fault of the veteran, as he failed to notify VA within one year of his January 2002 divorce and March 2002 remarriage, which resulted in an overpayment of benefits for a period when he was not married to his former spouse.
- 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 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0815954
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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