Granted
The Veteran's overpayment of VA improved pension benefits is waived due to the lack of fault on his part and because recovery would cause unjust enrichment.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the overpayment does not defeat the purpose of the benefit, which is to provide monetary support to veterans who are totally disabled and below a certain income level.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146435
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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