Denied
The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to waiver of overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in one calculated amount of $11,864.20 as there remains no case or controversy regarding this issue due to a decision by the Committee on Debt and Waivers (COWC) granting a waiver of the full amount of the Veteran's overpayment debt.
The deciding factor: The creation of the overpayment debt was proper because VA is obligated to remedy the erroneous action absent sole VA error, which is not present in this case.
- 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 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070133
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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