The Board found that the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment was timely and granted half of the debt, amounting to $25,697.
The deciding factor: The decision went in favor of the Veteran as he had informed VA about his SSA income and VA did not properly check this information, leading to an overpayment. The Board found that both parties shared fault for the creation of the debt.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1720425
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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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