Granted
The Veteran's overpayment of additional VA compensation benefits for a dependent spouse was waived due to the primary fault on the part of the Veterans Administration (VA) and the financial hardship caused by recoupment of the debt.
The deciding factor: Primary fault on the part of VA and financial hardship caused by recoupment of the debt outweighed other elements of 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 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132975
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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