The Board denied the Appellant's challenges to the creation of an overpayment and her waiver claim, finding that she was unjustly enriched by the funds disbursed in error and that recoupment would not result in financial hardship. The decision also noted that VA's fault slightly outweighed the Appellant's fault.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Appellant was unjustly enriched due to her use of the overpaid funds, which led to an analysis of whether recoupment would result in financial hardship or nullify VA policy goals. The FSR showed she had discretionary income and did not demonstrate a need for additional remittances.
- 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 7, 2023
- Citation
- A23031239
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