The Veteran's waiver request for half of the overpayment ($4534.44) was granted, while the other half remains his responsibility.
The deciding factor: The Veteran made an honest mistake in believing he was still married to KRH when applying her as a dependent spouse, and this created the overpayment. The Board found it equitable not to require him to repay the first half of the debt due to his disability status and financial situation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1608424
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What this means for you
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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