Earlier this summer, retired Canadian Forces member and Afghanistan veteran Aesop Zourdoumis got an email from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) saying that, due to an apparent underpayment of his veterans benefits, he should expect a one-time payment of $10,097.20.
The letter, reviewed by the National Post, said Zourdoumis should expect a payment of $7,103.37 within two weeks: the balanced owed, minus deductions by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
But when the government realized its mistake and came looking for the money, Zourdoumis was told to repay the full sum of $10,097.20, and that recovering the nearly $3,000 already deducted by CRA was up to him.
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