The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of non-service-connected pension benefits, finding that the debt was valid and that the Veteran had not met the criteria for waiver due to lack of fault in creating the debt.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report his periods of incarceration and receipt of Social Security Income (SSI), which led to the creation of the overpayment. The Board found that he was solely at fault, as the VA did not have any knowledge of these issues until it discovered them on its own accord.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1804041
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What this means for you
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