The Board has granted a partial waiver of recovery for the overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that full recovery would defeat the purposes for which benefits were intended and partial waiver would not result in unjust enrichment. The Veteran was married to his former spouse S.F. from December 1995 to December 2011 and then to V.T. from February 2012 to June 2018. During January 2012, the Veteran should have been paid at a lower rate due to his marital status.
The deciding factor: The overpayment was created due to the Veteran's failure to timely notify VA of changes in his dependent status (divorce and remarriage). Recovery would defeat the purposes for which benefits were intended as it would nullify the objective for which benefits were intended. Partial waiver is granted, with repayment required.
- 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 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21074585
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