The Board has denied the request for waiver of overpayment of educational benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to fault on the part of the appellant in creating the overpayment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's enrollment status was known by her institution and she did not notify VA of her withdrawal until after receiving payment. The Board found that the appellant had control over her enrollment status and thus, the fault should be attributed to her for not completing her education courses or withdrawing prior to the drop period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1017246
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What this means for you
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