The veteran's claim for waiver of the recovery of overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $2,221.00 was denied as there is no indication of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on his part and recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The veteran's fault in creating the overpayment outweighs any faults on VA's part, and repayment of the debt does not deprive him of basic necessities or defeat the purpose for which the benefits were intended.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0828564
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