Granted
The overpayment of $4,438.00 was created due to changes in the Veteran's dependency status and he has been granted a waiver of recovery.
The deciding factor: Recovery of the debt is against equity and good conscience as it would defeat the purpose of the benefit and demonstrate financial hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179745
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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