The Board found that the debt of $17,005.13 resulting from an overpayment due to the Veteran's incarceration for a felony conviction was valid and that VA had the right to recoup this amount by offsetting his monthly VA benefit payments.
The deciding factor: VA did not have notice of the Veteran's incarceration until September 2002, which led to retroactive reduction in benefits. The Board found no administrative error or judgment on VA's part, and thus concluded that the debt was valid based on the effective date of the reduction.
- 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 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1545943
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