Denied
The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits because her request was not made within the required 180-day period after notification of the indebtedness.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file her waiver request within the 180-day timeframe specified by VA regulations, and there were no extenuating circumstances to excuse the delay.
- 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 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105004
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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