The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment debt in the amount of $11,280.84 due to the retroactive adjustment of VA compensation based on drill days in FYs 2017, 2019 and 2020, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the fault was equally shared between the Veteran and VA, with the Veteran having accumulated debt due to his failure to elect whether he wanted to receive drill pay or VA compensation in FYs 2017 and 2020. The Veteran's income was sufficient to repay the debt without undue hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24051377
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