Legal Opinion
Shirley A. Edwards v. James B. Peake
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided January 30, 2008No. 05-3546PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KASOLD, Judge:
Shirley A. Edwards, widow of veteran Luther Edwards, Jr., appeals through counsel an August 26, 2005, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that determined she had not filed timely requests for waivers of indebtedness pursuant to the requirements set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 1.963 (2005) for two debts arising from overpayment of her improved pension benefit. For the reasons set forth below this matter will be remanded for further adjudication consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
In November 1999, the Secretary informed Mrs. Edwards that her pension would be adjusted in…
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