The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding an increased rating for prostatitis with urethritis. The overpayment of $18,487 in nonservice-connected pension benefits was found to be validly created due to the Veteran's continued acceptance of benefits despite knowing he was not entitled to them.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had constructive knowledge that his entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits would change with changes in his income status, yet he continued to accept higher amounts of benefits. This constituted an act of commission or omission by the beneficiary, which is not considered sole administrative error.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatitis with urethritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1817470
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