VAProposed Rule
Waiver or Recovery of Overpayments
Finance & BankingHealthcare
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Summary
The Veterans Affairs Department is proposing new rules about how it handles situations where veterans are paid too much money by mistake. The new policy would make it easier for veterans to get these overpayments waived (forgiven) rather than having to pay the money back.
Key Points
- 1The VA wants to change its rules for when veterans receive more benefits than they're supposed to get
- 2Veterans would have an easier path to get overpayments forgiven instead of being forced to repay the VA
- 3This affects millions of veterans who may have received incorrect benefit payments
- 4The public has until September 30, 2025 to submit comments on whether this is a good idea
- 5If approved, the new rules could reduce the number of veterans who face debt collection from the VA for payment mistakes
Key Dates
Published
July 31, 2025
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