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Granted

The Board granted the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $12,944.65 due to retroactive removal of a dependent spouse.

The deciding factor: Recovery would be against equity and good conscience given the fault attributed to VA in not promptly removing the Veteran's ex-spouse from her award despite timely reports of divorce.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
June 23, 2025
Citation
A25054070

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.

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