Granted
The Veteran's fiduciary spouse appealed a decision denying the full waiver of an overpayment of VA pension benefits, arguing that the representative who filed the application for pension was at fault. The Board granted a partial waiver but denied the remainder due to the appellant's assertion of fraud and misrepresentation.
The deciding factor: The appellant claimed the representative who filed the application for pension created falsified medical expense documentation, defrauding the government and contributing to the creation of the overpayment.
- 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 14, 2020
- Citation
- A20015538
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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