{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-1.993","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 1.993","heading":"Non-waiver of rights.","body":"So long as there are not statutory or contractual provisions to the contrary, an employee's involuntary payment (of all or a portion of a debt) under these regulations will not be interpreted as a waiver of any rights that the employee may have under 5 U.S.C. 5514.\nVA will refund promptly to the appropriate individual amounts offset under these regulations when:\n(a) A debt is waived or otherwise found not owed the United States (unless expressly prohibited by statute or regulation); or\n(b) VA is directed by an administrative or judicial order to refund amounts deducted from the employee's current pay.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"3165b8901968fa677ea6d964b2ae15175edcf3a1eda463d1eed20702328db0d7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-1.992","next":"us/38-cfr-1.995"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}