I contacted the Purple Heart representative in Syracuse NY and they contacted the VA which told them because I was retired I wasn't entitled to any VA back pay to my increase benefit claim date? That doesn't seem right, and until I can find the rules governing this I will look, and look, and look...
Then write to my congressman!
My situation:
I made a claim to have my disability for my service related back injury compensation increased one year ago. After much fuss and appointments, etc...and waiting the VA finally increased my disability from 10% to 40% for my back injury, and overall disability from 40% to 60%.
I am also retired from the US Army, and have been having my VA benefit taken out of my retirement until last month after the percentage of disability was increased above 50%. Now I am getting both VA disability plus/and retirement as I should be. As of last month, the Army gives me a little less money every month (about $60) but the VA gives me almost $400 more on top of my retirement pay now.
My question is: Am I entitled to have my VA compensation that I just started to get back-dated/back-paided to my increased claim date of about one year ago to last month when I started recieving it?
Shouldn't the VA tally up what I get now from them ($400.00/month), multiply that by 12 months since the claim was filed a year ago ($400 x 12 months = $4800.00) and deduct the difference between what I was getting from the Army in retirement over the last year from what I get now, and repay them overpayments (-$60.00/month x 12 months = $720.00) and award me the amount left over (about $4080.00)? That seems fair to me.
Thank You in advance for any help you can render me with this situation.
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I inquiring about backpayment VA Rules.
I contacted the Purple Heart representative in Syracuse NY and they contacted the VA which told them because I was retired I wasn't entitled to any VA back pay to my increase benefit claim date? That doesn't seem right, and until I can find the rules governing this I will look, and look, and look...
Then write to my congressman!
My situation:
I made a claim to have my disability for my service related back injury compensation increased one year ago. After much fuss and appointments, etc...and waiting the VA finally increased my disability from 10% to 40% for my back injury, and overall disability from 40% to 60%.
I am also retired from the US Army, and have been having my VA benefit taken out of my retirement until last month after the percentage of disability was increased above 50%. Now I am getting both VA disability plus/and retirement as I should be. As of last month, the Army gives me a little less money every month (about $60) but the VA gives me almost $400 more on top of my retirement pay now.
My question is: Am I entitled to have my VA compensation that I just started to get back-dated/back-paided to my increased claim date of about one year ago to last month when I started recieving it?
Shouldn't the VA tally up what I get now from them ($400.00/month), multiply that by 12 months since the claim was filed a year ago ($400 x 12 months = $4800.00) and deduct the difference between what I was getting from the Army in retirement over the last year from what I get now, and repay them overpayments (-$60.00/month x 12 months = $720.00) and award me the amount left over (about $4080.00)? That seems fair to me.
Thank You in advance for any help you can render me with this situation.
Dave: megndave@twcny.rr.com
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