The Board found that the overpayment of $4,925.00 in nonservice-connected pension benefits was validly created due to the appellant's failure to report his wife's Social Security Administration income. The Board also determined that there is no indication of fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on the part of the appellant, thus denying the request for waiver of recovery.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to accurately report his marital status and his wife's Social Security Administration income, which resulted in an overpayment of pension benefits. The Board found this to be a case of bad faith due to the appellant's intent to seek an unfair advantage by not reporting his wife's income.
- 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 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1003349
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