The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $76,756.00 due to no indication of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on his part and because repayment would not violate the standard of equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran bore a majority of fault in creating the overpayment by failing to accurately report his income, specifically SSA benefits. The financial hardship element was also considered, with the Board finding no undue hardship from recovery of the debt as it did not deprive the Veteran of basic necessities.
- 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
- 1804067
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What this means for you
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