The Board has determined that the termination of the Veteran's disability compensation benefits due to her status as a fugitive felon was not proper, and therefore the overpayment created by this action is invalid.
The deciding factor: The dismissal of the case against the Veteran vitiates her status as a fugitive felon for the period from December 27, 2001 to January 10, 2006, nullifying the warrant issued in September 1989 and thus invalidating the termination of benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1026341
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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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