Va Sent Retro Payment To Wrong Address

[marinemp1978]

Ebenefits posted my retro payment this morning but instead of direct depositing it like I was reassured on two separate occasions it would be, they decided to fubar things even more so by mailing it to an address I haven't lived at in 5 years. I called and waited on hold for over an hour only to hear there is nothing they can do. They cant cancel or track the check, so I just have to wait for it to return back to them. Only thing else I could think of doing was call the local post office and see if I could leave a message for the carrier to keep a look out for it and not to deliver. I did and they told me they would leave a message but who knows if that will happen.

Been told this happens often, any other situations similar or suggestions on what else to do would be helpful?

[Berta]

Something like that happened to me.

After a major battle on one of my claims ,the VA was ordered by OGC to pay me a high five figure retro amount.

The VA sent me a letter telling me to advise my bank ,upon receipt of the letter, that they would receive the amount via electronic payment within a few days.

I took the letter to my bank. but 3 weeks later they still had not received the electronic payment.

We then had a terrific snowfall.Then wind, sleet and more snow.

It was so bad that I could not even get to my rural mailbox on my road. I even figured maybe the mailman couldn't get up here that day (I live at a high elevation).and I could not see any of his tire tracks in the road.

I wasn't concerned because the bank was supposed to get the VA check.

But apparently he did make it up the hill.

because the next day I found that the wind had opened my mailbox and the only mail in there was a VA check, the five figure award ,under 4 inches of melting snow and it was soaking wet.

The VA can be snafued and fubared up the Ying Yangs sometimes.

I think maybe they read the weather reports and mailed it to me for spite.

Edited April 22, 2014 by Berta

[john999]

The USPS stops forwarding mail after one year. That means your mail gets sent back as "Moved forwarding order expired". Maybe you could go to your old delivery post office and beg the carrier to hold that check if he gets it. However, the rules are that the carrier is not supposed to deliver mail over the counter. If the postmaster of that station is a veteran he may help you. I would ask to see the postmaster in private. Get ready to beg. Many of these guys are disabled vets and have a shred of humanity. I worked for the USPS. They are not big on humanity, and also they get many people who move often and come into the office on the first of the month to pick up welfare checks, SSI checks, SSA checks. I know my original rating decision letter was returned to sender because I moved often in the two years it took to get the decision.

John