Dismissed
The overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits for the period of June 1, 2001, through January 2004, in the amount of $19,160, was properly created due to unreported Social Security disability benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran received payments to which he was not legally entitled based on his income from Social Security disability benefits that were not previously reported to VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0901106
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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