Granted
The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $2,787.20 is timely.
The deciding factor: The delay was due to an error by VA in mailing the notification letter to his home address instead of his prison address.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24003597
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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