The Board has decided to remand the issue of entitlement to waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation benefits in the amount of $24,056.79 due to incarceration in excess of 60 days following conviction of a felony for further review regarding whether the creation of the debt was valid.
The deciding factor: The Veteran raised the issue of sole administrative error related to the creation of the overpayment debt and provided evidence suggesting that he informed VA about his pending incarceration, which may have led to an apportionment application being submitted. The Board found these statements sufficient grounds for disagreement with the validity of the overpayment debt.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19157100
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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