Request for Waiver of Debt for Overpayment of Retired Pay Is Granted

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Highlights

A retired Army member appealed a denial of waiver of his debt to the United States for erroneous retirement payments. The erroneous payments were waived, since his appeal was pending with VA, overpayments were small, and he had requested that pay be discontinued.

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