The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment was timely filed, and the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s August 2019 Statement in Support of Claim was submitted within 180 days of the April 1, 2019 notice of overpayment, thus meeting the timeliness requirement for a waiver request.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- A20018016
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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