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Whole decision: Granted

The Board has determined that the overpayment of compensation and pension benefits in the amount of $3,798 was properly created but granted a waiver for recovery due to lack of fault on the part of the Veteran.

The deciding factor: The decision is based on the finding that the Veteran could not have reasonably known he needed to submit an updated income report, which led to the overpayment. The Board also accepted the Veteran's statements regarding undue hardship and lack of intent to commit fraud.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating
Not verified here — check the original decision
Decision date
January 8, 2019
Citation
19101198

Veterans Law Judge

R. FEINBERG

Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19101198.

What this means for you

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