---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 71.47"
title: "38"
number: "71.47"
heading: "Collection of overpayment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/71.47"
---

# §71.47. Collection of overpayment.


VA will collect overpayments as defined in [§ 71.15](/cfr/38/71.15.md) pursuant to the Federal Claims Collection Standards.


## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 46300, July 31, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1720G, unless otherwise noted. Section 71.40 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 111(e), 1720B, 1782. Section 71.47 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3711; 38 U.S.C. 5302, 5314. Section 71.50 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1782.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 26172, May 5, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 46300, July 31, 2020]