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Sounds good, thanks Pacmanx

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52 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:

I would say don’t let the letter upset you. $16,000 is a lot of money but compared to being paid at the 100% rating it is not that much. If you think about it, if your claim was pending for at least one full year, your back pay will/would recoup (repay) that $16,000 in just six (6) months. It also depends on what your rating was prior to this new award. Have you checked your bank account?

What was your rating prior to your 100%?

My rating was 90% then I had a knee replacement that put me on temp 100% then they rolled me into the 100% P@T so there really isn’t any back pay owed,  they have paid me up to date, I was just wondering how the payback of the 16,000 works so I’m prepared..

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11 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:

I would say don’t let the letter upset you. $16,000 is a lot of money but compared to being paid at the 100% rating it is not that much. If you think about it, if your claim was pending for at least one full year, your back pay will/would recoup (repay) that $16,000 in just six (6) months. It also depends on what your rating was prior to this new award. Have you checked your bank account?

What was your rating prior to your 100%?

My rating was 90% then I had a knee replacement that put me on temp 100% then they rolled me into the 100% P@T so there really isn’t any back pay owed,  they have paid me up to date, I was just wondering how the payback of the 16,000 works so I’m prepared..

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Question for the forum, I’ve been receiving VA compensation for about 3 years after retiring 20 years active/reserve. I did 10 years active got out on HYT in 1996 came back in 2009 as a reservist and did more active than reserve time so I retired on active duty. After my first 10 years I was involuntary separated due to HYT and received a $16,000 separation pay. I received my determination yesterday on my rate increase and received 100% P@T but in the package it mentioned the 16,000 separation pay from 1996 and they will be with holding benefits. So with that does it mean I won’t receive any compensation till the 16,000 is payed back or will I get time to prepare or will they take a percentage of my benefits. Unfortunately I had to resign from my job 2 weeks ago due to my disabilities and our only income is my retirement pay and va compensation so this will put us in a very tough situation financially. If anyone has any insight or guidance it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.