Granted
The Veteran's overpayment of $9340.50 was waived due to the fault of both parties, with the Veteran having acted in good faith to mitigate any damages.
The deciding factor: Both the Veteran and VA had faults in creating the overpayment; the Veteran mitigated his damages after being notified.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101670
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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