The Board denied the appellant's request to reissue DEA benefits checks from March 2003 to June 2005, finding that the evidence persuasively weighs against his claim of not receiving or cashing the checks. The appellant and his mother argued that someone else fraudulently cashed the checks.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not receive or cash the DEA benefits checks as evidenced by signatures on the back of the checks, which matched those in his file, and deposits made at various businesses in Texas where he had no bank account.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22035361
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