The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of overpayment of DIC benefits due to her failure to notify VA of her remarriage, which resulted in an overpayment. The Board found that the fault was with the appellant and not VA, and recovery would not create undue hardship or defeat the purpose of the compensation program.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to timely report her remarriage, resulting in a lawful debt but no fault on VA's part.
- 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 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1011686
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