The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a waiver of overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits due to lack of fault on VA's part, no evidence of undue financial hardship or detrimental reliance, and failure to meet the 'equity and good conscience' standard.
The deciding factor: The Board found no fault on VA’s part in creating the debt, no evidence that collection would cause undue financial hardship, and no evidence of detrimental reliance. Therefore, repayment was not against equity and good conscience.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19124316
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What this means for you
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