The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that his fault in not reporting Workers' Compensation income outweighed any hardship to his family and that he was never entitled to these benefits due to excess income from other sources.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's failure to report monthly Workers' Compensation income resulted in unjust enrichment at the expense of the government, despite his claims of cognitive impairment and lack of understanding.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18122442
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