The Board has granted the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $16,497.46, finding that it would be against equity and good conscience to recover this debt due to significant VA fault and lack of intent to flee justice.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's fault was not clearly ascertained due to incomplete development of evidence regarding the creation of the overpayment, while VA had significant fault in delaying notification of the fugitive felon status. The absence of intent to flee justice also weighed against recovery.
- 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 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1429626
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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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