The Veteran was overpaid special monthly pension benefits based on aid and attendance for the period December 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009. The Committee determined that recovery of this amount would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience as the Veteran was not at fault in creating the debt due to his failure to provide requested financial information.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1644170
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