---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 1.987"
title: "38"
number: "1.987"
heading: "Review by the hearing official or administrative law judge."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/1.987"
---

# §1.987. Review by the hearing official or administrative law judge.

- (a) The hearing official or administrative law judge shall uphold VA's determination of the existence and amount of the debt unless determined to be erroneous by a preponderance of the evidence.
- (b) The hearing official or administrative law judge shall uphold VA's offset schedule unless the schedule would result in extreme hardship to the employee.

## Notes

### Amendments

[52 FR 1905, Jan. 16, 1987; 52 FR 23824, June 25, 1987]

### Source

Source: 52 FR 1905, Jan. 16, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 33944, Aug. 12, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[52 FR 1905, Jan. 16, 1987; 52 FR 23824, June 25, 1987]