The Board found that the indebtedness on the Veteran's account created by overpayment from June 2009 to July 2012 was properly created due to a change in dependent status. The Veteran requested a waiver of this debt, and a partial waiver was granted. However, the Veteran contends that the entire debt should be waived. This matter is REMANDED for issuance of a Statement of the Case concerning the waiver of indebtedness.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no sole administrative error in the payment of additional benefits for the dependent spouse due to delay of processing and concluded that fault was shared by both VA and the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133578
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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