Legal Opinion
Beaumont v. Department of Veteran Affairs, United States (In Re Beaumont)
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2009No. 09-7006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to decide in this case whether the recoupment doctrine applies to the Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) withholding of disability benefits to plaintiff, Samuel Beaumont, after Mr. Beaumont’s bankruptcy filing and discharge. After learning of a large inheritance that Mr. Beaumont received in 2001, the VA determined that it had overpaid his disability benefit by approximately $18,000 and consequently reduced his monthly benefit payment in an effort to recoup this amount. Mr. Beaumont filed an adversary proceeding in his bankruptcy case, arguing that the VA’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re B & L Oil Company, Debtor, Ashland Petroleum Company v. Garry R. Appel, Trustee for B & L Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Conoco, Inc. v. StylerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- University Medical Center v. Sullivan (In re University Medical Center)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Lang v. LangCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc. v. Madigan (In Re Madigan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fischbach v. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (In re Fischbach)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2012
- Alliance Well Service, LLC v. J.S. Ward & Son, Inc. (In re Alliance Well Service, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2017
- In re LuntUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2012