Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's request for a waiver of the recovery of overpayment, finding that it would be against equity and good conscience to collect the debt due to financial hardship and the partial defeat of the purpose of compensation benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was partially at fault in creating the debt and that repayment would cause undue financial hardship, thus violating principles of equity and good conscience.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182496
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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