The Board has accepted the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment debt as timely filed, and determined that he was not a fugitive felon during the period in which his pension benefits were suspended. The validity of the overpayment debt is upheld, and the Veteran is granted a waiver of recovery.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment debt was timely filed due to circumstances beyond his control (homelessness and frequent changes in address). Additionally, the Board determined that he was not a fugitive felon during the period when his pension benefits were suspended due to an outstanding warrant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719482
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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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