The Board found that only a portion of the debt ($3236.00) was validly created, and thus only part of the overpayment is subject to review.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's marital status changes were not due solely to VA error but rather due to his failure to notify VA about his divorce from R. in May 1998 and subsequent marriage to V. in October 1998, which he reported within one year of the marriages.
- 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 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1723580
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A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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