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Slick

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received decision June 2015, effective date of claim 16 Jan 2015.  Spoke to DFAS and they processed and sent to VA in August.

Multiple calls to VA get same answer- "in-work."

just sent "inquiry" via ISIS or whatever it's called.

Some would say it's money in the bank, just wait- but it's not my bank so what's normal time from decision to receiving retro- if their is a normal?

 

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Its Defiantly  not ISIS...lol...its IRIS

Try calling /asking your claims intake center  or call your RO.   Not sure slick?...sorry

I know it shouldn't take this long.

Try this # slick they might help you or get ya in the right direction

202-273-7453

 

JMO

 

...............Buck

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I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!!

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Slick,

I'm going through the same scenario,  I had an effective date of 31 July 2015.  DFAS completed their CDRP audit in early November and no retro pay received.   They owe retro pay for 3 months which equates to over $3K in addition to my normal monthly amount which should be included in my 1 Jan pay. Not sure what going as I received the exact feedback from the VA.  I will try the number Buck52 provided and see what happens.  Please keep me posted and I will do the same.

 

Big Country

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I think if the Retro is a large amount 25,000.00 and over it does take three signature's and it takes them a while for  doing that but for smaller retros it should be in your Bank Account before your letter arrives.

 

I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!!

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I was close, they're all terrorists.

Called- good number is 202 530 9470.  Office of communications and case management.

Gent I spoke with said he'd call over to the correct office and have the process it ASAP.

Yeh, I know strange answer.  I did ask him what magic he had and he just laughed and said "it'd be taken care of."

we'll see.   Not a big amt- less than 15K

 

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Big Country,

My dates were very similar.  I received my service connection decision in October and was paid the regular monthly payment on November 1st.  My effective date for everything is 1 June 2015 (My date of retirement).  I actually filed in Jan 2015, but of course the date becomes the retirement date.  I received my retro pay about a week ago, however, by my calculation, they owed me for June-September yet I only received 3 months worth.  I got the statement a few days later showing they paid Jul, Aug, and Sept.

I spent a week trying to get through to the VA about the month they shorted me, finally scheduling a callback after hours.  When the lady from the VA called, she kept talking out of both sides of her mouth.  (Long story)  Bottom line, she said they do not owe the missing month's payment.

So, to all you HadIt vets, does the VA need to pay us to our effective date, which is shown in our e-Benefits, or can they just decide to not pay us for the first month (like they're trying to tell me)?

 

Thanks in advance!

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I think they eat the 1st month in some kind of technical double down on effective dates.

 

The effective date for disability compensation benefits is usually the date the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) received your application. Disability benefits will be due to you from the first day of the month following the month of the effective date. For example, if a veteran applied for benefits on October 12, 2011 and was finally awarded benefits in January 2013, benefits would be due to the veteran from November 1, 2011 forward. Because the VA takes months or years to decide applications, veterans can expect back payments going back many months once they are approved. (from nolo.com)

If the benefits begin to accrue on 1 Nov 2011 in the above example, first payment would begin 1 Dec 2011, so on 1 Nov, no payment would be due.  VA pays in arrears.  There is some technical language I have seen before that allows the first month if the EED is on the first few days of the month.

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