Help with compensation estimates & back pay

[usocazy]

Greetings - first post on this site.

I'm rated at 90% service-connected disability, have 2 children enrolled full time as college students & my wife.  I'm getting $1888/month for disability and filed a claim as eBenefits shows that only my daughter & wife were considered for "compensation", my son was not.

I submitted paperwork to show that he still lives at home and is a full time college student but the claim came back that they were already paying for him as a dependent and my entitlement is $1888. So confusing. My math shows that 90% pays $1,995.48 for Veteran with Spouse and Child plus I figured I should also get another $182 for my second child that is enrolled in school so my adjusted total should be $1,995.48 + $182 = $2177.48  What am I figuring incorrectly? I used the following website: http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp01.asp#BM05

Additionally, I had my knee replaced back in November 2014 and didn't realize that I was entitled to 100% temp disability for 12 months. I submitted a claim for 100% temp ($3415.74/month) and that was awarded effective 19 November 2014 to 1 January 2016 however they withheld $1527.26/month so it netted out to $1888.48. I qualify for CRDP so I requested an audit error worksheet be completed by the VA so I could get 12 months of back pay - that is still ongoing.  So my math indicates I should get $1527.26 x 12 months = $18,327.12 Does that sound about right?

Thanks for your input!

[usocazy]

Just gave DFAS a call and they told me that my audit error worksheet should be completed and to the VA by 5 March.

[usocazy]

1 hour ago, 1230collins said:

I contacted DFAS directly and they gave me the date that they completed the audit and sent to VA.  Contacted VA they finally acknowledged that they had received the audit, now VA said it can be up to a year before I can get my back pay for temp 100%

Up to a year?! That's not what the VA told me. They said the entire process (to include the back & forth) between DFAS & VA could take 6-8 months. I guess it really depends on who you talk to at the VA and the answer you might get back.

[usocazy]

Called the VA last Friday and they acknowledged receiving the audit error worksheet from DFAS on 03/03.

Guess the waiting game begins again as the VA ad visor had not time estimates to give me other than "could take days, weeks or months" for VA to cut the check.

Edited March 7, 2016 by usocazy