usmc0105 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Just got off the phone with state rep. She said retro wont come until after the first couple months? like letter first then monthly then retro? She also thought this was an increase and its an initial. was she just off today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc0105 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 B.S. Methinks that your "claims counselor" is kinda new at this.......................................just sayin' "like 1350 I think. 70% no spouse 2 kids. I dont see that needing extra sigs...." Are you saying that you think you'll be receiving $1350 retro............back to Feb 2010? Total? no 1,350 total per month so 13,500 retro to FEB10 right? I was fully honorably discharged in SEPT09 (completed 2nd contract) which was within a yr. from my file date. I was invol. recalled for 9 month and held back from 3rd deployment due to severe complications with my sons birth in OCT08. Will it go back that far since I was in IRR from OCT08 till discharge in SEPT09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc0105 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 no 1,350 total per month so 13,500 retro to FEB10 right? I was fully honorably discharged in SEPT09 (completed 2nd contract) which was within a yr. from my file date. I was invol. recalled for 9 month and held back from 3rd deployment due to severe complications with my sons birth in OCT08. Will it go back that far since I was in IRR from OCT08 till discharge in SEPT09. By "that far" I mean should it go back to SEPT09 since thats when I was discharged or by "within a year of discharge" they mean active only not discharge from service so I only go back to FEB10 since I filed JAN10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc0105 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 By "that far" I mean should it go back to SEPT09 since thats when I was discharged or by "within a year of discharge" they mean active only not discharge from service so I only go back to FEB10 since I filed JAN10? P.S. I was diagnosed with PTSD by the VA in OCT09 less than 1 month after my official discharge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee14 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Please note this is a theory based only on the information provided, and without your file NO ONE can make an accurate assessment of your claim or benefits. Ok. Your pay should be $1,461.00 (70%, vet-spouse, 2 minor kids). No COLA again this year. It depends on when they authorized your award as to when it will begin. The end of January payment start would be correct right now, but again, it just depends on when it pushes through. Retro goes out when it processes. Like she said before, when you see it hit the account it is there. As for the effective date, they can go to date of discharge from active duty if claimed within one year of discharge. Otherwise it is date of claim. And as for a retro that might be larger than $25K, it would only need a third signature from a supervisor on site. I am hoping that myth will bury itself. It is Christmas. Thank you for your service, brother. Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted December 23, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 23, 2010 last time I got retro it hit the bank a few days before I got the letter. I got exactly what I asked for in retro. It was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just got off the phone with state rep. She said retro wont come until after the first couple months? like letter first then monthly then retro? She also thought this was an increase and its an initial. was she just off today?
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