The Veteran's claim for waiver of overpayment was denied as the debt was not created due to fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on his part. The Board found that the Veteran had more fault in creating the debt than VA and that recovery would cause undue hardship.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's incarceration contributed to the creation of the debt but he did not notify VA of his actual date of incarceration immediately following his felony conviction, which resulted in the overpayment. The Board found that collection of the debt would not violate equity and good conscience as it would not cause undue hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1610424
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