Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment of pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against principles of equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's incarceration.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment would result in financial hardship as it would permit the Veteran to have received benefits in excess of what was intended by the VA pension program.
- 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 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103750
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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