The Board found that the termination of Chapter 33 educational benefits was proper due to administrative error or error in judgment by VA. The debt based on overpayment of these benefits is invalid as well.
The deciding factor: VA's grant of Chapter 33 benefits was solely caused by an administrative error or error in judgment, leading to a termination effective the date of last payment.
- 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 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1545768
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