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Granted

The Veteran's overpayment of $15,177.04 was waived because the VA failed to promptly address his divorce and removal from dependents' benefits for eight years, causing an excessive overpayment.

The deciding factor: VA inaction caused a significant overpayment due to delayed response to the Veteran's notifications of divorce.

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 16, 2019
Citation
19104135

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.

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