The Board has determined that the Veteran's status as a fugitive felon did not justify discontinuing his compensation payments and creating an overpayment, given that he was unaware of the warrant until notified by VA in November 2007 and had no intention to flee prosecution.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that he was unaware of the existence of the warrant until notified by VA in November 2007 and did not engage in any actions indicative of fleeing from prosecution, such as moving or avoiding contact with authorities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1009285
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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