Granted
The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was not properly created due to a failure by the RO to remove the Veteran's former spouse from his award after their divorce, and thus the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The error in this case was solely on VA’s part as the Veteran promptly notified VA of his divorce, but VA failed to act in removing his former spouse from his award for several years.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20073907
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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