Granted
The Board has determined that the debt of $8,513.23 for the period of July 2011 through January 2016 is not valid due to VA administrative error in failing to remove D.L., the Veteran's former spouse, from his benefits after their divorce.
The deciding factor: The error was solely on VA's part as they failed to remove D.L. from the Veteran's benefits despite being notified of her divorce multiple times.
- 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 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147621
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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