Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a waiver of recoupment of special separation benefits (SSB) in the amount of $27,754.27.
The deciding factor: The law and regulations require mandatory recoupment of SSB payment from VA disability compensation as per 10 U.S.C. § 1174(h)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102608
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