The Board has determined that recovery of the overpayment of $6,464.30 is not against equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's fault in creating the debt and his unjust enrichment from taking benefits while incarcerated.
The deciding factor: Recovery would not be against equity and good conscience as the Veteran was solely at fault in the creation of the debt, he was unjustly enriched by having taken benefits, collection of the debt would not defeat the purpose of paying the benefits, and there is no indication that reliance on the overpaid benefits resulted in relinquishment of a valuable right or incurrence of a legal obligation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1455551
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