The Board found that the offset of $100,000 against DIC benefits was proper due to a settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The overpayment of DIC benefits in the calculated amount of $7,231.00 is valid and will be addressed as part of the waiver application process.
The deciding factor: The offset of DIC benefits awarded under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151(a) begins from the first month after the structured settlement or compromise becomes final. The effective date for the overpayment was identified as February 2006, and the appellant's response to the notification did not mitigate the potential overpayment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0838205
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