38 C.F.R. § 1.966 Scope of waiver decisions.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
(a) Decisions will be based on the evidence of record. A hearing may be held at the request of the claimant or his/her representative. No expenses incurred by a claimant, his representative, or any witness incident to a hearing will be paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) A regional office Committee may: (1) Waive recovery as to certain persons and decline to waive as to other persons whose claims are based on the same veteran's service. (2) Waive or decline to waive recovery from specific benefits or sources, except that: (i) There shall be no waiver of recovery out of insurance of an indebtedness secured thereby; i.e., an insurance overpayment to an insured. However, recovery may be waived of any or all of such indebtedness out of benefits other than insurance then or thereafter payable to the insured. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 5302). [39 FR 26400, July 19, 1974, as amended at 44 FR 59907, Oct. 17, 1979; 48 FR 1056, Jan. 10, 1983; 69 FR 62202, Oct. 25, 2004]
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
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§ 1.966 Scope of waiver decisions.
