The Board found that the Veteran's overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits was validly created due to his failure to report his August 2000 marriage and his wife's income, despite knowing he should have done so. As a result, the waiver application for recovery of this overpayment was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to promptly notify VA of his August 2000 marriage and his spouse's income, which led to an overpayment in pension 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
- October 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1040302
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What this means for you
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