The Board found that the overpayment of additional compensation for a dependent spouse was properly created from May 1998 to September 2000, but not from September 2000 to September 2004. The Veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment due to his failure to report his divorce and remarriage.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the creation of the overpayment was valid for the period from May 1998 to September 2000, but not for the period from September 2000 to September 2004 due to the Veteran's failure to timely notify VA of his marriage and divorce.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936532
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