Awarded 50% from 30%
First thanks to the forum, I used much of the advice to get a service related increase to 50%. Google was my friend. Today I was awarded 50%. I am a Retired Marine with 20 years currently...
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No action is needed. DFAS should receive a copy of the award from VA and initiate an audit of your retired pay account. Once completed, DFAS will owe you the dollars already withheld (for the 30% VA...
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Thank you for the fast response. I am owed very little as the effective date is 1 July 2015. That could take some time understandably. I will give it till 1 Jan then VA hopefully will give my increase...
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timpotte1968 wrote:Thank you for the fast response. I am owed very little as the effective date is 1 July 2015. That could take some time understandably. I will give it till 1 Jan then VA hopefully...
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Called DFAS and as of today they have not received the electronic transmission. I will call after the 5th to see if it arrived.
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timpotte1968 wrote:Called DFAS and as of today they have not received the electronic transmission. I will call after the 5th to see if it arrived. DFAS does not receive the audit. They perform the...
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Potential timelines: --DFAS receives notice audit is required: 1-7 days --DFAS conducts audit: 7 - 120 days (this is fluid) --DFAS transmits audit results to VA: on the 5th of each month --VA pays...
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Tim, According to my calculations, you should be getting almost $3,000 in back pay, once it's all said and done, so maybe a little more than you originally thought. Or is that about how much you...
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Tim's stated effective date was 1 July 2015. Payments for a VA Claim are effective from the first of the month following the month of the Effective Date. Based on the info he provided, the first month...
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Reference: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-va-determines-effective-dates-disability-compensation-when-veterans-back-pay-starts.h Ron
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Ron,You're right, AS ALWAYS! I edited my last post, so his back pay starts 1 Sep, which is 3 months of back pay, plus possible December as well, until they finally sync everything up.JM
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RetiredAF2009 wrote:Ron, You're right, AS ALWAYS! I edited my last post, so his back pay starts 1 Sep, which is 3 months of back pay, plus possible December as well, until they finally sync...
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You guys are great. Lot more then I thought for sure. However I am thankful to this site as I stated before without all the knowledge I would never have even applied for an upgrade of status. Thanks
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Quick follow up question. Someone me tinned back pay from DFAS and VA. Will that just be added to my regular scheduled payment or will it come in a seperate check? Thanks
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DFAS pays retired pay and CRDP (which is restored retired pay that was waived). They also pay CRSC. The VA pays VA compensation although their retro letter might refer to their payment as CRDP....
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