The Board found that the overpayment of $7,958 was validly created and did not involve fraud or bad faith. The Veteran's fault in creating the overpayment is acknowledged, but recovery would defeat the purpose of VA dependency benefits for his second spouse. A partial waiver of $7,412 is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the creation of the overpayment was due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA of a change in marital status, which resulted in an overpayment. Recovery would defeat the purpose of providing benefits for his second spouse and does not result in unjust enrichment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1612369
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