The Board found the overpayment of VA disability benefits due to a divorce was valid and granted the indebtedness against the Veteran's account.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide clear evidence to rebut the presumption of regularity that VA received notice of his change in dependent status, leading to an overpayment. The delay in notification was shared by both parties (VA and the Veteran).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19156461
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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.
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