The Board found that the Veteran's VA benefits should not be recouped due to his status as a fugitive felon, but noted that he did not have knowledge of the warrants and therefore was not in violation of probation terms. The appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran violated probation terms for which he received notice from VA and had an opportunity to submit evidence; lack of knowledge of warrants does not prevent being a fugitive felon as defined by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23037615
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