The Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits was timely filed.
The deciding factor: The 180-day period to file a request for waiver of an indebtedness is calculated from the date of actual receipt of the notice of indebtedness, and in this case, the Veteran's request was made within that timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25042230
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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