The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $978.21, finding that the Veteran was at fault for not reporting changes in her dependents' status and that recovery would not cause undue hardship.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to timely report her divorce from L.H., resulting in an overpayment, and there is no evidence of fraud or bad faith; however, recovery does not defeat the purpose of the benefit as she was not married to L.H. since April 2008 but received benefits for a spouse.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065835
What this means for you
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