The Board has granted the waiver of an overpayment debt in the amount of $124,563 because it would be against the principles of equity and good conscience to recoup this debt from the Appellant's Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits. The decision is based on the Appellant's financial hardship due to her modest SSA income and her inability to cover monthly expenses.
The deciding factor: The overpayment was caused by the Appellant's failure to notify VA of her receipt of SSA benefits, but this fault is not considered significant enough to outweigh the Appellant's severe financial 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
- February 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26015903
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