Granted
The Board found the overpayment of $9,308.72 valid and granted a waiver for recovery of this amount due to minimal fault on the Veteran's part and considerable fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The creation of the debt was primarily due to VA's inaction in processing the change in dependent status, which greatly outweighed the Veteran's omission in informing VA of his spouse's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- A19001680
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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